Bidspirit auction | CARLO SBISÀ (1899 - 1964)

CARLO SBISÀ (1899 - 1964) - Portrait of dr. Pietro de Nicola 1942 Oil on canvas 109 x 89 cm Signed left center Dated and titled right center The work depicts the young physician Pietro de Nicola (Bologna, 1919 - Pavia, 1993), professor of Gerontology and Geriatrics at the University of Pavia from 1968 to 1990. He founded and developed in the world the School of Specialty in Gerontology and Geriatrics and was awarded with the citizenship of São Paulo, Brazil, for initiating the study of these subjects on Brazilian soil. PROVENANCE: Artist's atelier Private collection, Pavia (received directly from the artist and by descent to the present owner) EXHIBITED: December 21st - 31st, 1945, Galleria Italiana d'Arte (label on the reverse)