Woman of Kobe by Dalla Costa

Woman of Kobe by Dalla Costa - Signed & Numbered Fine Art Lithograph Size is 33.5 x 23  Retail is $2200. Amleto Dalla Costa was born in 1929 in Milan. He has been painting for as long as he can remember. He has a highly personal style, a sophisticated use of color and his chief theme is woman. Insight into Dalla Costa's painting can be gained only by going beyond the immediate emotional response. The true subject of Dalla Costa's artwork is not just Woman but rather the ambience surrounding and enveloping her, in the midst of which she comes into being, and the garments that enfold and confine her. Look closely, look deeply: there are no signs of surrender to whim, of spontaneity, of improvisation. These settings and arches, these walls, faces and costumes are all sustained by the most painstaking of artistry. The women's faces, whether wide-eyed with amazement or casting amorous glances, whether voluptuous or musing, assume the countenance of the eternal being, ever-changing, whi