Novella Parigini - A Woman's Face

Painter Novella Parigini's subjects are mostly cats, women, and children. In this drawing, we find a female representation that harks back to naive painting, with simplified forms and a clearly primal nature, reminiscent of a child. The captivating gaze of the woman is accompanied by a rose, touching her left cheek, creating balance in the composition.

Novella Parigini interprets reality in its simplicity, seeking pure values ​​for its representation. This desire for simplification translates into a drawing that tends to resolve lines with a few, quick, and incisive strokes. The result of this rapid gesture creates ephemeral and frothy figures, almost as if they lacked any drawing substance and therefore appear stylized. The pastel used is further accentuated by the black background, which highlights the figure and creates continuity between the two elements, always remaining on a two-dimensional plane.

The figure of Novella Parigini (1921-1993) differs markedly from the conventional naïve artist, who is typically a social outcast, if not outright marginalized. Parigini's life, however, is characterized precisely by the high society of her experiences, both in Rome and Paris. And it is in this sense, then, that her pursuit of pure and simple formal values ​​in her artistic career should be interpreted. First and foremost, the hedonism typical of the Sienese aristocracy from which Parigini descended comes into play, making painting a game in itself, a playful exercise to be practiced with a refined and fascinating childishness. But art, for Parigini, is also a reflection of her free, unconventional life: hence her desire to pursue pure aesthetic canons that break all ties with the past.

The transaction takes place with maximum security for both the seller and the buyer. We take care of the conformity (provenance, authenticity, state of conservation) of the work and handle the shipping.
Returns are possible no later than 14 days after receiving the order.