Original Arthur Giardelli (1911-2009) Venice Signed Watercolour Painting – ‘Gondola!, Gondola!’

Signed by a founding member of the 56 Group, Arthur Giardelli, with his monogram bottom left, and on the reverse. The piece is titled ‘Gondola! Gondola!’

“Arthur Giardelli was born in London on 11 April 1911 to an English mother and a father of Italian extraction. He was educated at Alleyn’s school in Dulwich and then in 1930 went on to read Modern Languages at Oxford University, whilst also studying art at the Ruskin School of Art. After the war he was appointed tutor in the department of extra-mural studies at the University College Wales, Aberystwyth, and he moved with his family to live at Pendine in Carmarthenshire. He eventually settled in Warren, Pembrokeshire, with his artist wife Bim Giardelli, where his home ‘The Golden Plover’, a former schoolhouse, became his studio and the gallery for his extensive collection of modern, European art.

Three years after becoming one of the founder members of the 56 Group, Arthur Giardelli was appointed its chairman, a position he was to hold for nearly forty years. He became president in 1998. A tireless worker on the group’s behalf, it was largely due to him that so many exhibitions were organised both at home and abroad. Giardelli will best be remembered for his relief constructions, made from found objects and painstakingly formed. He would scour the locality for the unusual and the unwanted. For his contribution to art in Wales, Arthur Giardelli was awarded an MBE in 1973. He continued to make art, receive visitors and play the piano in his nineties. He died on 2 November 2009.” 56GroupWales

Measuring 20cm x 24cm in a frame measuring 34.5cm x 29cm, it shows some marks here and there to the frame but is overall in good condition (please see photos). His work is held by many world renowned art establishments around the globe. Perfect for display or to add to a collection.

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