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Lot description
ARTIST: Michael Califano (New York, Austrian, Italian, 1890 - 1979) TITLE: Landscape - Central Park (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Canvas applied to board. CONDITION: Few tears by the edges (biggest 2" long). Few small paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 16 x 12 inches / 40 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 127109 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michael was appointed court painter and art teacher for Queen Elena. While painting war scenes a the Austrian front, Michael lost his hearing. In l922, upon arriving in New York, he was detained at Ellis Island due to his deafness. While waiting, he painted the portrait of a Dutch girl aboard the S.S. Duilio. His talent was recognized and he was admitted. Shortly thereafter he acquired portrait commissions to paint President Coolidge and Rudolph Valentino. Charles Lindbergh and later Wendell Wilkie, Franklin D. Roosevelt, etc. His portraits in Italy included Guglielmo Marconi, Francesco Matarazzo, and Mussolini.