Man Eating Spaghetti - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca. 1820 c.a.

Man Eating Spaghetti is an original watercolor on ivory-colored paper, realized by the old master Michela De Vito in 1828. The year is written by the author, Michela De Vito, in pencil on the lower right margin. Excellent conditions except for some light stains. This amusing artworks represents a standing man of the lower class eating some spaghetti with his hands. Remarkable is the artist's sophisticated technique in depicting the subject. This watercolor is of good quality for both the drawing itself and for the fineness of the colors the artist used. Michela De Vito In the XIX century, Michela De Vito native of Abruzzi, worked in Naples and became a famous artist. She was maybe the daughter or sister of Camillo de Vito, a reknown painter of guaches above all of views and scenes of everyday life. Sometimes she is mistaken with Michele de Vito. “A refined painter, very skilled when it came to drawings, she had the characteristic to make her subject more gentle, compared to her male collegues''; this is how De Rosa and Trastulli describe her. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.