Lino Bianchi Barriviera (Montebelluna 1906 – Rome 1985), The Treviso countryside: the Gypsies (1928)

Oil painting on wood panel, 29 x 43 cm, the title, signature, and date appear on the reverse.

Bibliography: Lino Bianchi Barriviera 1906–1985, exhibition catalogue, Palazzo della Loggia, Montebelluna (TV), 1989; cited on p. 176.

The circus tent is a recurring theme in the artist’s early works; his sister, Maria Luisa Garbagnati, notes that his passion for the circus can be attributed to the young artist’s restless, nomadic lifestyle.

Provenance: Bruna Bianchi, the artist’s sister.

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