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GIAN BERTO VANNI
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CATALOGUE RAISONNÈ
GV5102
Lapide
Paris, 1951
Oil on Canvas Whereabouts unknown
black and white reproduction, colored by the artist to render the original artwork’s colors
GV5103
Eclisse I
Paris, 1951
Mixed Media on Paper
12 x 20.8 in., 30 x 53 cm. Vanni Estate Collection
GV5104
Eclisse II
Paris, 1951
Distemper on Paper
16.5 x 21.5 in., 42 x 55 cm. Vanni Estate Collection
GV5105
Eclisse III
Paris, 1951
Oil on Canvas
35 x 45.7 in., 89 x 116 cm. Whereabouts unknown
black and white reproduction, colored by the artist to render the original artwork’s colors
Vanni worked for a long time trying to synthesize what he had been discovering until then on this ambitious work, unfortunately lost (only some preparatory studies remain). Light represents the unifying element of the two parallel researches he had pursued on the human figure and landscapes. He juxtaposes the Mediterranean sunlight that creates forms by marking the matter into blinding glare or impenetrable dark shadow, to the Nordic light (here represented by the eclipse) that permeates all things, creating an image in which luminescence becomes an integral part of matter.
