Lino Bianchi Barriviera (Montebelluna 1906 – Rome 1985), The Circus in the Square (1927)
Oil painting on wood panel, 30 x 40 cm.
Bibliography: Lino Bianchi Barriviera 1906 – 1985, exhibition catalogue, Palazzo della Loggia, Montebelluna (TV), 1989, no. 4, p. 176.
Exhibitions: Lino Bianchi Barriviera 1906 – 1985, retrospective exhibition – works from 1924 to 1984, Palazzo della Loggia, 11 June – 30 August 1989, Montebelluna (TV).
The circus tent is a recurring theme in the artist’s early works; his sister, Maria Luisa Garbagnati, notes that this 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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