Luigi Bertolingrande - Untitled

This view of the interior of a cellar found in this painting by Luigi Bertolingrande takes on a very specific connotation in a realist/verist pictorial context. Indeed, the artist's chosen subject is not so much a desire to replicate the sensory details of the scene as to frame a social reality, linked to a common everyday situation, such as that of storing wine in a rural setting. Thus, the interior view, in a work like this, almost blends with a genre scene, precisely because of the sociological nature of realist painting.

As previously mentioned, the work fits stylistically within a realist framework. This is evident from the composition itself. Indeed, the episode captured from everyday life is captured on the canvas fleetingly, almost instantaneously, as if the artist had taken a snapshot on the spot. From this perspective, the composition of the work is highly eloquent; the scene is framed with an almost casual angle. The artist is not interested in carefully calibrated balance within the composition, but prefers to imbue the scene with an authenticity that can be found in its temporary and unrepeatable nature. For this reason, Bartolingrande, with a decidedly dynamic hatching, helps to establish a precise situation of light and atmosphere. However, his concise style does not prevent him from describing things with extraordinary naturalism. Finally, everything is bathed in a coherent light that perfectly unifies the scene.

Luigi Bertolingrande was a Neapolitan artist born in 1912 and died in 1965. He was a painter who dedicated his entire production to very popular subjects, adopting a purely realist aesthetic.

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