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Woodcut

Object number2011.65.30

Artist Virgil David Cantini (Italian, 1919 - 2009)

Date1966

Mediumpaper

Credit LineGift of Estate of Virgil Cantini

DescriptionWoodcut print on white paper of an image of a nude female, sitting and leaning to the proper left. Accented with light orange. Attached to multi-colored boards, which are cut into rectangles and squares (some pieces may be overlapping). Set inside glass and light metal frame.Dimensions21.25 x 16.25 x 0.875 in. (54 x 41.3 x 2.2 cm)
SignedSignature on print in black, on bottom left corner: "Virgil Cantini / 1966".
InscriptionsHandwritten in pencil on backside, top center, "Center".
Historical NotesThis woodcut print shows Cantini’s prolific ability to work in many mediums. 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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