Pasquale Vitiello

Sleeper, oil on masonite 1950

(Torre Annunziata 1912-1962) attends the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples under the guidance of Emilio Notte, of whom he is then an assistant (1943-1945). Starting from 1948, he participates in numerous important art exhibitions at national and international level that allow him to meet many contemporary artists such as Paolo Ricci. Vitiello, while living fully the political tensions of his time, resists trends and politicized alignments. This choice is also evident in his painting.  

Lights, colors, lines, volumes contribute to the atmospheric setting where sentiment predominates, in function of the unitary and evocative vision in the work Sleeper. The two works were donated to the Valenzi Foundation in 2017 by the artist's children to be exhibited in the collection.