Alberto Morrocco, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1917-1998)
Alberto Morrocco, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1917-1998)

Ave Maria

细节
Alberto Morrocco, R.S.A., R.S.W. (1917-1998)
Ave Maria
signed Morrocco (upper left) and inscribed 'AVE MARIA' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1960.
This lot is subject to Artist's Resale Right.
出版
C. Young and V. Keller, Alberto Morrocco, Edinburgh, 1993, p.40, pl. 33, illustrated.
C. Young and V. Keller, Alberto Morrocco 1917-1998, Edinburgh, 2008, p. 44, no. 24, illustrated.
展览
Dundee, Dundee Art Galleries and Museums, Alberto Morrocco Retrospective Exhibition, 1993, no. 55: this exhibition travelled to Aberdeen, Aberdeen Art Gallery; Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Art Centre and Milngavie, Lillie Art Gallery.
拍场告示
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拍品专文

Morrocco comments on his religious topics: 'It is the ritual, and the physical appearance of the ritual as well, that really attracts me. I mean I love going into a church in Italy and sitting there and just watching and looking at these tremendous Baroque altar-pieces and the confessional boxes - and all the kind of paraphernalia of the Catholic Church in operation. I feel a wonder and admiration for the spectacle' (C.Young and V. Keller, Alberto Morrocco 1917-1998, Edinburgh, 2008, p.37).
The theme of the woman leaning out of the window runs through Morrocco's work from the 1950s. Here he has captured an aspect of everyday Italian life which he must have witnessed as he walked with his sketchbook down the streets. From these drawings he re-created the mood, playing with the composition and form to create this work.

'I am one of those artists who actually depend on having a personal visual experience before I can get started' ('Alberto Morrocco', Talking Pictures, Scottish Television, 1992).