Antonio Carbonati - Rome, Ponte Sestio

Beautiful large etching by artist Antonio Carbonati (1893-1958) from 1918. Depicted is the Ponte Sestio in Rome. Hand-signed in pencil lower right and dated. Numbered lower left 2 from an edition of 10 pieces. In neat passepartout. In excellent condition without damage.

Born in Mantua. After settling in Rome, he devoted himself exclusively to the etching technique, which he applied with experience and with great attention to detail and particularity. From 1916 to 1919 he made 30 cityscapes, later purchased by the municipality. This is one of those works. In 1919 he went to Paris.

During that period he participated in numerous international exhibitions and his works were exhibited in museums around the world, including Los Angeles, Madrid and Paris[1].

After returning to Italy, from 1921 onwards he produced a series of paintings representing glimpses of the most important Italian cities.


The etchings dedicated to the Aquila refinery, preserved in the Fisogni Museum
In Paris in 1925 he received a gold medal at the International Exhibition in which he participated with his works.

In 1932, some of his works were purchased by the Venice Biennale. In 1933, several of Carbonati's drawings were published in the Corriere della Sera.

He took part in the Exhibition of Italian Art from 1800 to Today, held in Berlin in 1937 and between 1938 and 1939 he made a series of etchings in Trieste reproducing the Aquila Refinery in Trieste, which is currently kept and exhibited in the Fisogni Museum.

Won the Gold Medal at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris (1925).


Source: Wikipedia.