Safet Zec, 1943 | Poetic Realism painter

Bosnian painter and engraver Safet Zec was born in Rogatica, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

After completing Art High School in Sarajevo, he continued his studies in Belgrade where he graduated at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1969.

"I am a figurative artist, but I am also a contemporary one", said Safet Zec.

"The way we look at the world has changed and I try to reflect this in my paintings".

Fulvio De Marinis, 1971 | Figurative painter

Fulvio De Marinis born in Naples, Italy. He graduated from the Secondary School of Art and attended the Academy of Arts in Naples.

De Marinis is a painter inspired by classical painting, but his works are extremely topical, through the representation of places, colours, and customs of the present day.

His characters and still-lives are distinguishable in the use of delicate tones and light shades, proving his technical qualification and ability to express moods of the characters represented.

Despite his young age, his paintings are requested by collectors and prestigious galleries.

Konstantin Korovin | Paris painting

"Paris was a shock for me … Impressionists… in them I found everything I was scolded for back home in Moscow", wrote Konstantin Korovin (1861-1939), Russian Impressionist painter.

Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin / Константи́н Алексе́евич Коро́вин was born in Moscow to a merchant family officially registered as "peasants of Vladimir Gubernia".

His father, Aleksey Mikhailovich Korovin, earned a university degree and was more interested in arts and music than in the family business established by Konstantin's grandfather.

Félix Vallotton | Plein Air and Landscapes

The following collection include Plein Air and Landscape paintings by Swiss-born French Nabi painter Félix Edouard Vallotton (December 28, 1865 - December 29, 1925).

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works see:

• Félix Vallotton | Les Nabis Group ➦
• Félix Vallotton | Nabi painter | Figures and Portraits ➦
• Felix Vallotton | Nabi painter | Still Life ➦

Ippolito Caffi between Venice and the Orient

150 years ago during the Battle of Lissa, Ippolito Caffi (1809-1866) lost his life on the sinking ship Re d’Italia, on which he had embarked to document the events of the war through his swift and accurate drawings.

Caffi, born in Belluno but Venetian by choice, was an extraordinary painter and reporter, a restless observer of society and a convinced patriot. 150 years ago (almost a sign of fate!) the Veneto and Venice were annexed to Italy.