LION GLAZED TERRACOTTA TILE DANILO CARTEI (SIGNA 1920-2002) -60X40 CM

LION BASSORILIEVO IN ENAMELED EARTHWARE SIGNED DANILO CARTEI 1970s/80s SIGNA perfect condition. measures 60x 40 cm. Danilo Cartei (Signa May 12, 1920 - December 7, 2002). He was an Italian painter Gifted with natural talent, with the teaching of Giuseppe Santelli and following the example of his brother Alvaro, Danilo showed from a very young age great gifts as a draftsman that led him to be considered almost a boy prodigy. A portrait of him of the Duce that appeared in a 1933 newspaper earned him a photo with a dedication from Mussolini himself, but his main passion was drawing animals of all kinds, which he reproduced with extreme accuracy. In fact, his work would be almost entirely devoted to reproducing animals in drawings and in ceramics. Bibliography: Giampiero Fossi, "Oltre in Novecento - Arte contemporanea nelle Signe," December 2003, Masso delle Fate Signa