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Salvatore Pinto
(American/Italian, 1905-1966)
Nude Looking in a Mirror
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Live Auction
What Do You See? The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Part III
Location
Philadelphia
Size
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8cm)
Description
Salvatore Pinto
(American/Italian, 1905-1966)
Nude Looking in a Mirror
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8cm)
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Condition
Framed: 31 x 27 x 3 in.The unlined canvas is in good condition. There are scattered areas of abrasion and surface loss, for instance at top left, center left and bottom left, center right and bottom right, the largest of these areas is approx. 3/4 in. There are also some soft creases to the canvas, particularly at top right, an approx. 4 in. long arc of creasing. There are a few small spots of surface soiling in the figure's body. Additional images available upon request.
Provenance
Provenance:Freeman's, Philadelphia, sale of April 17, 1997, lot 750C.Acquired directly from the above sale. Lot Note:For other works by the artist in this sale, please see Lots 20, 176 and 177.Lot Essay:Born in Salerno, Italy, in 1905, Salvatore Pinto immigrated to the United States with his family in 1909. He studied at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts) and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, working across painting, printmaking, photography, and design. Alongside his brothers Biago and Angelo, Pinto became a favored artist of Albert C. Barnes, who was a major patron and collector of his work. This connection later inspired Sidney Rothberg to take an interest in Pinto’s art and even meet him through several classes he attended at the Barnes Foundation.Supported by several traveling scholarships, Pinto toured Europe, Corsica, and Africa, where he encountered the European avant-garde and studied under Henri Matisse in the South of France. Matisse’s radical use of color and Mediterranean imagery left a lasting impression on Pinto, evident in the numerous nudes, odalisques, and Orientalist themes found in the Sidney Rothberg Collection - works the artist completed upon his return to Philadelphia.