Lot:
58
77th Auction of Local Art from Friuli Venezia Giulia
2nd Session: Local Art from Friuli VG
Framed
Certificate of authenticity by Sergio Colussa with archive no. GPOT_306/5/26
Small color loss at lower right. Among all the subjects explored throughout his career, snow remains the theme for which the Master is most celebrated: his 'snowscapes' are not mere winter landscapes, but true exercises in light—explorations of the white medium in its vast variety of tones, reflections, and silences. The work depicts Valbruna, a place deeply cherished by Pellis and the setting for a part of his life, enveloped in the winter mantle of the Alps. The large dimensions of the canvas (97x127 cm) lend a monumental and almost immersive presence to the composition: the viewer is invited to step into that landscape, to perceive its rarefied air and the muffled silence of fresh snow. The chromatic quality is of extraordinary refinement—the whites unfold into a spectrum of cold and warm shades, brought to life by bluish reflections and flashes of golden light that reveal direct observation. This painting is to be considered a masterpiece of 20th-century Friulian art and represents, at the same time, the document of a visceral bond between the artist and his homeland.
Signed bottom right
Starting price:
9.000 €
+ buyer's premium
25%
plus shipment costs
Hammer price:
14.400 €
+ buyer's premium
25%