I really see what you like in Favretto, Don. He is a very strong painter and has quite a nice touch. I love that Mercato in campo San Polo and that Liston odiero in particular.
Don, He is one of my fav Italian region painters. His boldness in dropping in the shapes in value/color first then fixing up edges. He was a hawk for values. Seems like his palette might of been no more than 9 or 8 colors? If you have read Richard Schmid books, there is a resemblance of his style. Not that he ever mentioned him. Perhaps, those ideas of painting get to the point right away. Unless your into art on much deeper terms like yourself Don, artist like Favretto will always remain obscure.
May 5, 2014 at 7:17 PM
A while ago I wondered if Ettore Tito (1859-1941) was "The Last Really Good Painter from Venice."
Since then, I discovered another Venetian artist who, in his way, was Tito's equal. His name is Giacomo Favretto. But Favretto, 1849-1887, was born ten years before Tito and died of typhoid fever at age 38, so he couldn't claim to be the last really good painter from Venice.
English language information regarding Favretto is skimpy on the Internet. A brief Wikipedia entry is here. More details can be found here.
Favretto painted a number of 18th century costume scenes, but I prefer his paintings related to Venice. Here are some examples:
Gallery
[Image]La raccolta del riso nella terre del Basso Veronese - 1878
Okay, this isn't Venice, but a setting a ways farther inland. I include it because he rarely did landscapes.
[Image]L'ultima parola - 1879
[Image]Mercato in campo San Polo
[Image]Poveri antichi! - 1880
A commentary on art restoration, I think.
[Image]Una riva a Venezia - 1881
[Image]La calle
[Image]Il traghetto della Maddalena - 1887
[Image]Susanna e i due vecchi - 1887
The title can be translated as "Susanna and the Elders," but here Susanna is fully clothed and quite happy to be part of the scene.
[Image]Liston odiero - 1887
A view of Venice's Promenade Day. Favretto was working on it just before he died. At first glance, it seems finished, but closer examination shows that some of the background figures are only sketched in. Click on the image to enlarge.
Favretto had a very nice touch that, for me, cancels any potential criticism that his subjects lacked profundity.
posted by Donald Pittenger at 1:00 AM on May 5, 2014
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Close this window Jump to comment formI really see what you like in Favretto, Don. He is a very strong painter and has quite a nice touch. I love that Mercato in campo San Polo and that Liston odiero in particular.
Thanks for introducing me.
May 5, 2014 at 2:20 PM
Don, He is one of my fav Italian region painters. His boldness in dropping in the shapes in value/color first then fixing up edges. He was a hawk for values. Seems like his palette might of been no more than 9 or 8 colors? If you have read Richard Schmid books, there is a resemblance of his style. Not that he ever mentioned him. Perhaps, those ideas of painting get to the point right away.
Unless your into art on much deeper terms like yourself Don, artist like Favretto will always remain obscure.
May 5, 2014 at 7:17 PM