ALBERTO MORROCCO R.S.A., R.S.W., R.P., R.G.I., L.L.D. (SCOTTISH 1917-1998) §
SIESTA, CIRCEO
£14,000
Scottish Paintings & Sculpture
Auction: 10 December 2015 at 18:00 GMT
Description
Signed and dated '73, oil on board
Dimensions
51cm x 61cm (20in x 24in)
Footnote
Exhibited: Dundee Art Society, Roseangle Gallery, Alberto Morrocco 1973 , no.2
Note: This work by Alberto Morrocco showcases his talent as a colourist, as well as his ability to structure a painting and build a strong composition. It demonstrates a strong commitment to the bold use of colour, and the importance to Morrocco of complementary colour pairings. They also show his ongoing commitment to flattened form and simplified perspective.
The mood of Morrocco's works is celebratory; he regularly worked from sketches decades after the fact, allowing his colour to be guided by a sense of mood and memory, rather than nature. The vibrant colour that he developed into as he aged, seems to suggest happy memories and a strongly optimistic outlook, full of delight.
Morrocco travelled regularly and was vividly inspired by the birthplace of his parents and ancestors, Italy. Inspiration also came from the work from other painters Bonnard, Picasso and Braque and much earlier Italian artworks, with their emphasis on disciplined drawing and simplified colour.