Osman Lorenzo De Scolari - The Animal Fair

Social themes in art began to gain prominence in the mid-19th century, coinciding with the spread of social questions throughout European societies. The work of painters such as Millet and Daumier, for example, favored subjects related to life in the fields, factory work, or strikes. In Italy, among the first painters to engage deeply with social themes were Pellizza da Volpedo and, in the contemporary era, Renato Guttuso. Osman Lorenzo De Scolari also falls into this category, and among his favorite subjects are scenes of country life, depicted through his original and personal artistic language, which combines contemporaneity with an authentic and sincere description of a typical Tuscan reality.

In this painting, we see how Osman Lorenzo De Scolari treats the peasant subject with a post-impressionistic technique verging on expressionism. The brushstrokes, broad and textured, at times charged with light, construct the objects. Each brushstroke is placed on a different plane, creating the volume of men and animals. The whole is characterized by a highly pictorial quality that almost dissolves the forms and space in the background, imbuing the work with great expressiveness. In short, we can see how Osman Lorenzo De Scolari, Sicilian by birth but Tuscan by adoption, fully absorbed the lessons of the Macchiaiol movement. Indeed, this painting's connection to this group of Tuscan painters is evident, both in the choice of subject matter, inspired by the peasant world, and in the use of a post-impressionistic macchia technique.

Osman Lorenzo De Scolari was born in Palermo in 1908 and died in Florence, the city where his artistic career unfolded, in 1998. His main output consisted of portraits and still lifes. His style ranged from traditional figurative art to more expressive pictorial explorations rooted in the post-Macchiaioli tradition.

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