Fausto Maria Liberatore

Female Figure1972Oil on panelPainting size: 14 × 58 cmFrame size: 49 × 92 cmOriginal work by painter Fausto Maria Liberatore, made in 1972. The painting depicts a slender, frontal female figure, constructed through a dense pictorial material and essential chromatics, dominated by earthy tones, grays and accents of red that emphasize the work's expressive tension.The figure, intentionally simplified and almost totemic, reflects the artist's research on the human body as a vehicle of introspection and drama, with clear references to expressionism of the second half of the 20th century. The brushstroke is energetic and instinctive, while the vertical composition accentuates the subject's sense of isolation and vulnerability.The work is mounted in a large-scale, gilded coeval frame that enhances the strong contrast between the verticality of the painting and the large neutral fabric passe-partout.Good overall state of preservation.Signed and dated lower right.Work of definite interest to collectors of twentieth-century Italian painting and lovers of expressionist figuration.