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  Gianni L. Cilfone “After the Rain” Oil on canvas 1928

  GIANNI L. CILFONE (1908-1990) USA

  “After the Rain” 1928

  Oil on canvas, contemporary quarter sawn oak pegged frame with yellow gold filet.

  Signed: Cilfone, 1928 (lower left corner)

  Marks: Illinois Academy of Fine Arts, Second Annual Exhibition 1928, Gianni L. Clifone, 905 South Ashland Boulevard, “After the Rain,” $500 (paper label).

  Exhibited: Illinois Academy of Fine Arts, Second Annual Exhibition 1928, Art Institute of Chicago 1928

  For more information see: Who Was Who in American Art (Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1985) p. 115.

  Canvas: H: 30” x W: 40”

  Framed: H: 38” x W: 48”

  Gianni Cilfone emigrated with his family from San Marco, Italy to Chicago at the age of five. After studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, Cilfone took lessons from Hugh Breckenridge and John F. Carlson. His consistently won many prizes from the Chicago Gallery Association throughout the 1930s and 40s. He exhibited at the Hoosier Salon between 1949 and 1958, at the North Shore Arts Association, at the Association of Chicago Painters and Sculptors, and at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1919 and 1928.

   

   

   

   

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  GUY DE ROUGEMONT (b. 1935) Paris, France

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  H: 24 1/2″ x W: 26″ x D: 11″

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  Guy de Rougemont is a French painter and sculptor and is famous for his use of vibrant geometric motifs. His works are a perfect blend of pop art and minimalism. In 1990, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (Museum of Decorative Arts) presented an important retrospective about this major contemporary French artist, member of the prestigious French Académie des Beaux-Arts. ROUGEMONT, Espaces publics et Arts décoratifs, 1965-1990, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 5/22/1990 – 08/19/1990

   

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  Joseph Raskin, Seaside scene, Oil on Canvas c. 1920 -1925

  JOSEPH RASKIN   (1897-1981) USA

  Seaside scene  c. 1920 -1925

  Oil on canvas, gold leaf frame

  Signed:  Jos. Raskin  (lower left)

  For more information see: Who Was Who in American Art,
  (Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1985), p. 505

  Canvas: 25 1/4” x 21 1/4”
  Frame: 31 1/4” x 26 3/4”

  Price: $35,000

  Born in Nogaisk, Russia, Joseph Raskin made a name for himself as a painter in New York City, where he was also recognized as an etcher, teacher and writer.  He studied at the National Academy of Design and, in 1921, received a fellowship from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation.  A member of the American Artists Congress, Raskin’s work was exhibited at the Schervee Gallery (Boston) in 1927, Tricker Gallery in 1939, the Schneider-Gabriel Gallery in 1941, Steinway Hall in 1942, and the American Artists Association in 1945.  Raskin’s work may be found in several museum collections including the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art  and National Academy of Design, both in Washington, D.C.