R. VILLANI SMOKING MARINER PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING

RENE VILLANI (ITALIAN, B. 1911) OIL ON CANVAS. SIGNED "VILLANI" LOWER LEFT. A PORTRAIT DEPICTS AN ELDERLY NEAPOLITAN SEAMAN WITH A LONG GREY BEARD AND A RUST-COLORED PIPER'S CAP, SMOKING A BRYRE PIPE WITH COILING SMOKE TRAILS. REVERSE ACCENTS BEAR A TYPED BIOGRAPHICAL ARTIST LABEL. SIZE: 24" X 20"; 29.5" X 25.5" FRAMED