Feltehetően Giacomo Grosso (1860–1938)

Giacomo Grosso (1860–1938)

Half-nude woman with a scarf
Oil, canvas, 100 × 74.5 cm
Signed bottom right: "Grosso" (worn, red paint)

Description
The painting depicts a sensual female figure in a classical pose: the model wears a semi-transparent scarf, adjusting her hair with one hand raised above her head, her gaze directed straight at the viewer. The composition carries all the characteristics of the academic nude painting of the turn of the century – soft light-shadow contrast, careful anatomical rendering, and the idealization of the beauty of the female body.

Artist
Giacomo Grosso was one of the most recognized figures of Italian academic painting at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He studied in Turin, where he later became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts. His main themes in painting were portraiture and the female nude, for which he gained international fame. His works were featured in several major European exhibitions, and he became a leading representative of Italian academic realism.

Monographer and catalog

• The artist's oeuvre is held in the Turin academic collections, with a detailed study: G. Grosso, Pittore (Turin, 1938, posthumous exhibition catalog).

• Digitally: several of his works can be found in the WikiArt and Artnet databases, as well as in the collection of the Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione (ICCD, Italy).

Valuation

• International market: 20,000 – 30,000 EUR

• Domestic market: 6 – 12 million HUF

• Suggested starting price: 4.5 million HUF

Summary
The painting is a characteristic example of Giacomo Grosso's work, fitting well into the series of European academic nude painting of the turn of the century. Due to its monumental size and sensual expression, it is an outstanding piece that could attract serious attention within the international collecting community.