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Object number2011.65.31

Artist Virgil David Cantini (Italian, 1919 - 2009)

Date1945-2009

Mediumenameled metal

Credit LineGift of Estate of Virgil Cantini

DescriptionGreen enameled metal bowl, with red, purple, and yellow decorative border. Inside bowl is a painted image of a female nude, purple with white accents against yellow background. Set in a Plexiglas and metal frame. Thick wooden background (painted bright orange) which is covered with multicolored fluorescent card stock.Dimensions13.5 x 13.5 x 3 in. (34.3 x 34.3 x 7.6 cm)
SignedArtist signature on card stock, lower right "Virgil D. Cantini".
Historical NotesThis framed, enameled bowl is an example of Cantini’s enamel work. Part of a collection of artwork and art tools from artist Virgil Cantini (b. Roccaraso, Italy 1919, d. Pittsburgh 2009). Cantini’s artwork was often inspired by his devout Catholic faith. Cantini’s home on Craig Street often caught the eye of passersby with its bright metal and glass entryway and decorative gating around the roof porch, both designed by Cantini. Cantini and his wife, Lucille Kleber, added a gallery space on to the front of their home to display their artwork and a studio on the second floor. In addition to the studio at the Craig Street house, Cantini worked out of a larger studio on Winthrop Street, housed in a 19th century firehouse.

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