[unattributed]
Italy
Impressione—Vare Ecluo [Impressionism—they swear], 1934
Oil on board
6-1/2 x 10 inches
Signed at lower left : ‘[illegible]’.

Marking type: Large handwriting on verso.
Location: Upper right verso.
Text: ‘A208’.

Marking type: Horizontal rectangular faded and yellowed label with red pen handwriting.
Location: Middle verso.
Text: ‘#12 / Impressione / via Falcone / 26 x 17 [cm]’.

Marking type: pencil handwriting partially covered with labels.
Location: Middle verso.
Text: ‘Cu[cut off] / Im [pressione]’.

Marking type: Black ink circular stamp.
Location: Lower middle verso.
Text: ‘[illegible]’.

Marking type: Vertical rectangular label with black printing and script handwriting.
Location: Lower right verso.
Text: ‘esposizione [Exposition] / di pittura italiana dell’800 [of Italian 18th-century] / CHICAGO / [thick black line] / maggio = novembre [May to November] / 1934 / autore [author] Vare ecluo [They swear] / titolo dell-opera [Title of the work ] Impressione [Impressionism] / 208’.

Shows the Roman street Via Falcone with heavy traffic and the title says They swear.  With some effort the proper artist could be found if you review the Century of progress exposition records for the Italian artists in the Impressionist area.

Exhibited: 1934 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, “Century of progress exposition”, May – November, Italian Impressionism area, #208.