Seascape with blue green choppy waters with large white-capped
waves, gray and white glowing clouds in the light blue sky with some
yellow.
This painting of a seascape was painted by Alesandro Canzini, an
Italian artist born in 1895, Triest, Italy. His parents wanted
him to become an artisan, however, he acquired a love for painting
and attended an evening class studding oil painting under Prof.
Ranzi. After traveling to Scandanavia & England, he returned
and settled in Naples, his impressive painting of the Mediterranean
Sea can be seen at general exhibitions throughout Europe.
The painting has been professionally cleaned & restored and is
signed in the lower-right corner. It is done in oil on canvas and is
in excellent condition.
The measurements are as follows:
The original appraisal is included with the purchase of the
painting.
Certified and appraised in 2003 for $1,000.00 by Lowell
Collins.
Lowell Collins is a Senior
Member, fine arts, of the American Society of Appraisers, and the
Appraisers Association of America. He was educated at the University
of Houston; Academie Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France; The Art
Students League of New York, New York City; Colorado Springs Fine
Arts Center, Colorado; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and studied
Ceramics throughout Sweden, Texas Swedish Cultural Foundation
(scholarship to Konstfackskolan, Stockholm, Sweden).
His experience includes Appraiser of
Fine Arts, International Lecturer and Expert Witness; Fine Arts
Appraiser for the Internal Revenue,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Federal Bureau of
Investigation; U.S. Customs; U. S. Marshall's Office; and various
museums and private collections. He is a member or officer in many
professional art associations, including Houston Art Dealers
Association; African American Heritage Museum, Houston; Oriental
Ceramics Society, Houston; Ima Hogg Ceramic Circle, Houston; Houston
Philosophical Society; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has been
Instructor of Fine Arts at the College of the Mainland, Texas;
Women's Institute, Houston; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and
University of Houston.
