Filippo De Pisis. Drawings

FILIPPO DE PISIS. Drawings. With presentation by Giuseppe Raimondi. Venice, Edizioni del Cavallino, March 1950. 4to, publisher's boards with illustrated color dust jacket. Numbered edition of 550 copies, this no. 373. Photographic title page with portrait of the artist in Venice in 1944. Important publication of Edizioni del Cavallino directed by Carlo Cardazzo, a central figure in the promotion of Italian contemporary art in the postwar period. De Pisis (Ferrara 1896 - Milan 1956), painter and poet, was among the protagonists of Italian painting between the wars, known for his vibrant brushwork and subjects of still lifes and urban views. This volume documents his graphic production with a selection of drawings. Copy with defects: dust jacket with tear, stain on colophon.