Signed Tito SALOMONI (1928-1989) Oil On Canvas Painting
Signed Tito Oil on canvas attributed to SALOMONI (1928-1989) Portrait of a Surrealist Woman, signed lower right.
Tito Salomoni was an Italian surrealist painter and this is one of his best works. He began composing surrealist works in 1968 and committed to the movement for twenty years. A term coined by French critic and poet Andre Breton in 1924, surrealism encourages “pure psychic automatism,” breaking down the barriers between the conscious and the unconscious. Surrealism was originally a literary movement but eventually made its way into the visual arts. Salomoni’s style is reminiscent of fellow Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, who is credited for inspiring many surrealist artists. Like de Chirico, “Salomoni’s style is characterized by haunting dream-like settings filled with references to classical architecture.” Salomoni’s work has been featured on international magazine covers; His The Maze of Life was included in Graphis Annual 1979, “the collection of the world’s finest published posters.” He engages viewers with his paintings by creating a charade in his work for the viewer to find the answer to. Salomoni goes beyond the figures and objects in painting to derive thoughts, illusions, and overall deeper meanings in his work.
Art: 21.8 x 18.1 in. (55.4 x 46 cm.), Frame: 30 x 26 1/2 in. (76.2 x 67.3 cm.)
