GIUSEPPE PALIZZI
(Lanciano 1812 - Paris 1888)
TWO SHEET OF STUDIES WITH HERDS AND HERDSMEN
(Lanciano 1812 - Paris 1888)
TWO SHEET OF STUDIES WITH HERDS AND HERDSMEN
A) SHEET OF STUDIES WITH HERDS AND HERDSMEN
Black chalk, signed in pencil GPalizzi; 270 x 193 mm.
B) SHEET OF STUDIES WITH HERDS, HERDSMEN AND A FEMALE FIGURE
Black chalk, signed in pencil with the monogram GP; 270 x 192 mm.
About the artist
The elder of the Palizzi brothers, Giuseppe studied in Naples, under Pitloo and Smargiassi, but in 1844 he moved to Paris, spending most of his career in France. There he was influenced by the Barbizon School, specializing in animal studies within landscapes. Giuseppe Palizzi first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1845 and was awarded the Legion d'honneur in 1859.