CARLO SBISÀ
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(1899 - 1964)
Ritratto del dr. Alfonso de Nicola
Estimate: € 300.00 - € 600.00
Starting bid: € 200.00
1938
Pencil on paper
42 x 31 cm
Signed lower right
The artwork depicts Dr. Alfonso de Nicola (Longano, 1885 - deported 1944), a dermatologist doctor from Molise, a graduate of the University of Naples, who served as a volunteer in Argentina and then moved to Trieste, where he carried out his professional activities, giving care to Jewish patients. He was taken home by the Nazis and never returned.
PROVENANCE:
Artist's atelier
Private collection, Pavia (received directly from the artist and by descent to the present owner)