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Pierre Ambrogiani
(1907-1985)
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Pierre Ambrogiani was
born on the island of Corsica, and strangely, never
attended art school or had art instruction of any kind.
Ambrogiani would go on to exhibit his work in Marseille,
Paris and New York, despite his lack of artistic
instruction. Perhaps, due to never being academically
exposed to Classical elements or new styles of painting,
Ambrogiani became categorized as an Expressionist.
However, for being a self-taught artist, Ambrogiani’s
style is anything but naïve, and he became well-recognized and respected.
Nue, 1965
Known for his
Mediterranean landscapes, Ambrogiani would paint them in
very thick brush strokes. In many cases, the paint left
on his canvas would be left to dry at nearly an inch
thick.
Vibration Morning
Ambrogiani was also an
engraver, but he is generally known for this wild style
of painting in bright, warm tones and thick brush
strokes.
La Vase De Fleurs
In many ways,
Ambrogiani could almost be mistaken as a Fauvist—a group
of painters known as “wild beasts”, who painted with
passionate brush strokes and saturated color. Alas,
Ambrogiani’s style was similar to theirs, but he was
never officially affiliated with them.
Lobster
One thing to be noted
about Ambrogiani is his strikingly beautiful signature.
He would sometimes sign on the front of his pieces in a
beautiful cursive hand, like on this lithograph “Tossing
Hay.”
Tossing Hay
Because Ambrogiani is
so well-known for his bold warm hues and almost strictly
Mediterranean scenes, it may be hard to authenticate
work outside of his normal output. This piece of
Ambrogiani’s, for example, is an oil-on-board café scene
of Montmartre and it is a stark contrast from his usual
work. Only an authenticator can distinguish whether
works like this are fakes. In truth, sometimes they are
not, but are simply disregarded for a number of reasons.
Paris Café Scene
By 1973, Ambrogiani
became very ill and created no work from this time until
his death in 1985. Therefore, most work by Ambrogiani
would probably be dated from approximately the late
1920s to the early 1970s. Though not as well-known as
his contemporaries, even Ambrogiani’s signed sketches
bring in a high price at auction today.
Signed study sketch
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