DEVITY, Antonio (1901-1993), Paris Street Scene showing the famous Moulin Rouge

DEVITY, Antonio (1901-1993).
Paris Street Scene showing the famous Moulin Rouge.
Oil on canvas.
c. 1950s.
24" x 48" canvas, 34" x 58" framed.

Born in Reggio-Calabria in 1901, Italian artist Antonio DeVity was a master of cityscape painting. After moving to Rome during early adulthood, he was mentored by famous painter Giacomo Balla, an artist credited as co-founder of the Futurism movement. The stunning streets of Paris and sweeping canals of Venice became the focus of Antonio DeVity's Impressionist paintings showing historical buildings and scenic waterways from the early 1900s, before the devastation of WWII destroyed much of Europe.