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 ‘Fish & Oyster on Table’, Authentic Original Mono Print made by Mario De Ferrante, signed in pencil on lower right, ‘SOAD’ (Unknown meaning) at lower left & Holiday Greetings written in blue ink at top left. Print used as a greeting card to the owner of the collection of mid century art, from which this came from. Measures 5.5 x 7.25 inches. Please be aware that visually, print retains its beauty & aesthetic but it contains two tears on the image that are difficult to see, especially once framed, but visible if help up & slightly bent; hence a somewhat fragile item.
$100 as is.

Born:  1898 – Naples, Italy 
Died:   1992 – Martinez, California

Known for:  

Futurist compositions, graphics, mural, printmaking
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Mario DeFerrante was born in Naples, Italy on Nov. 29, 1898.  DeFerrante studied at the Istituto delle Belle Arti in Naples and served a two-year apprenticeship with Antonio Mancini.  After immigrating to the U.S. in 1922, he worked in New York City doing portraits and murals until 1935 when he moved to southern California.  After settling in Glendale, he taught at Barnsdale College during 1970-84.  His early paintings are representational and later ones abstract. He died in Martinez, CA on Dec. 7, 1992.  

Member:  Western Serigraph Institute of Los Angeles.  

Exhibits:  Biennale de Milano (1st prize); Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1952; Martinez Civic Arts Gallery, 1996 (retrospective)

Source: Edan Hughes, “Artists in California, 1786-1940”
Interview with the artist or his/her family.

Recent Acquisition from the Private Art Collection of a Los Angeles Collector of Mid Century Art, who passed away in 1999. Acquired via his son in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Research;

Born in 1898 in Naples, Italy, Mario de Ferrante immigrated to the United States at the age of 18. He studied at the Istituto delle Belle Arti in Naples, Italy. De Ferrante was one of the original followers of the Italian Manifesto of Futurism. After immigrating to the United States, he first worked in New York for the WPA and briefly for Disney Studios. In 1935, De Ferrante moved to Glendale, CA, where he taught at the Jepson Art Institute in Los Angeles and at Barnsdale College in Hollywood, CA.

De Ferrante exhibited at the L.A. County Museum of Art, Brigham Young University and the Biennale de Milano. His work can be found in the collections of the Library of Congress, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ and Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT,the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, the Library of Congress, Washinton, D.C. and the Philadelphia Library, Philadelphia, PA. In 1992, De Ferrante died at the age of 94 in Contra Costa, CA.

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Mario de Ferrante 1898-1992)He was born in Naples, Italy on November 29, 1898. One of the original followers of the Italian Manifesto of Futurism, de Ferrante studied at the Istituto delle Belle Arti in Naples and served a two year apprenticeship with Antonio Mancini.After immigrating to the United States in 1922 he worked in New York City doing portraits and murals until 1935. At that time he moved to Glendale California where he became one of the first members of the Western Serigraphy Institute of Los Angeles. After settling in Glendale, he established a studio there and also taught at the Barnsdale College from 1970-1984.His early paintings are more representational while his latter works tend to be very abstract in nature. As a Futurist, he believed that artists should tear down all past traditions in painting and devote themselves to subjects of science and industry.His works were exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Biennale de Milano (where he won a 1st Prize), and the Martinez Arts Gallery. His works are in the collections of Yale, Princeton, and Brigham Young Universities, Library of Congress, Philadelphia Library, and the Cleveland Museum. De Ferrante died in Martinez, California on December 7, 1992. He is listed in Hughes: Artists In California, AskArt and the Artist’s Bluebook by Dunbier. Source: Edan Milton Hughes.