Oil painting on canvas titled "Alla Spiaggia" (At the Beach), created by Mario Cortiello in the 1960s, measuring 73 cm by 66 cm, including frame. Mario Cortiello (Naples, July 1, 1907 – San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, December 23, 1981) was an Italian painter and illustrator, considered one of the notable representatives of Neapolitan painting, so much so that he was nicknamed the "Neapolitan Chagall". His paintings often depicted lively Neapolitan landscapes with figures, flowers, and scenes with figures and horses. He aimed to reconcile modern artistic trends with traditional Neapolitan painting. His works sometimes featured dreamlike or fanciful elements, particularly in his depictions of Pulcinella. He was largely self-taught. He participated in the Venice Biennale multiple times from a young age (from the 1930s to 1948), with solo exhibitions in 1936 and 1940. He exhibited at the Rome Quadriennale, and his works are preserved in the Ricci Oddi Gallery of Modern Art in Piacenza and in other collections. In 2008, a retrospective of his works was held in Naples to mark the centenary of his birth. "Chagall of Naples": this nickname stems from the fanciful and often dreamlike quality of his paintings, particularly his depictions of Pulcinella. Although primarily known as a painter, Mario Cortiello also created some ceramic works, including ceramic representations of Pulcinella, of which at least one known example is a signed vase measuring 39 cm high.
Additional details:
- Brand: Mario Cortiello
- Designer: Mario Cortiello
- Style: Pittura napoletana
- Style: Onirico
- Material: Olio
- Period: 1960s