LUIGI CORBELLINI LISTED PORTRAIT OF A BOY WITH AN APPLE

LUIGI CORBELLINI (LISTED ITALIAN 1901-1968).  PORTRAIT OF A BOY WITH AN APPLE, 16-1/2" x 9-1/2" oil on canvas (framed size: 25" x 19") signed lower left.   Ships to the U.S. for $35.00; Canada $55.00; other countries $110.00 via fedex.  Buyer's outside the U.S. pay any duties or taxes incurred.

 LUIGI CORBELLINI WAS BORN IN PIACENZA, ITALY ON AUGUST 13, 1901.  HE ATTENDED THE ACADEMIES BRERA IN TURINO & ALBERTINA IN MILANO.  HE LEFT ITALY AT THE AGE OF 19 AND SPENT THREE YEARS WITH DESCLEE DE BROUWER IN BRUGES, AS HEAD OF THE LITHOGRAPHIC SHOP.  AT 22, HE MOVED PERMANENTLY TO PARIS AND BEGAN HIS CAREER IN MONTMARTRE.  HE WAS FAMOUS BY THE AGE OF 28 AND BUILT AN ARTIST WORKSHOP AT 6 VILLA SANTOS DUMONT IN MONTPARNASSE.  HE EXHIBITED REGULARLY AT THE DURAND-RUEL'S GALLERY.  AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR, HE DECIDED TO EXHIBIT IN THE UNITED STATES.  HE EXHIBITED IN THE UNITED STATES AT VICTOR HAMMERS GALLERY, NEW YORK.  AT THE SAME TIME HE EXHIBITED AT VARIOUS OTHER GALLERIES IN PARIS, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. HE ALSO BECAME NOTED IN SOUTH AMERICA AND EXHIBITED IN MAJOR CITIES SUCH AS CARACUS, VENEZUELA AND RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.  HE ALSO SOUGHT TO BRING DIVERSITY TO HIS WORK AND SPENT A YEAR IN OTHER VARIOUS COUNTRIES INCLUDING MEXICO, VIETNAM, CAPRI, ITALY AND SWEDEN.  HE IS WELL KNOWN AS A CHILDREN'S PAINTER THROUGH THE USE OF HIS VERY COLORFUL OIL PALETTE. WORKS BY CORBELLINI ARE IN THE NATIONAL MODERN ART MUSEUM, THE MODERN ART MUSEUM OF PARIS, THE MUSEUM OF GRENOBLE, THE MODERN ART MUSEUM OF RICCI ODDI IN PLAISANCE, ITALY AND THE EVANSTON MUSEUM OF ARTS IN THE UNITED STATES & THE PETIT PALAIS OF GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.