Original Pastel drawing by Umberto Franci
A pastel drawing by Umberto Franci (1909-2012).
Still In good conditions, because of a varnish like finish over the paper and always kept framed behind glass, but the glass was recently removed. Framed in a high quality metal frame by Nielsen.
Umberto Franci was born on November 28, 1909 in Urbino, where he lived and worked.
He studied at the Art Institute of Urbino, where he taught until 1975.
Since 1935 he has participated with woodcut engravings in numerous exhibitions in Italy, such as the Venice Biennale and the Rome Quadriennale, and abroad, in Central America and in various European countries.
In 1979 and 1984 he participated in the Xylographic International organized by the Friborg Museum of Art and History.
He died in Urbino on May 31, 2012 at the venerable age of 103.