Gerardo Dottori 1884 Perugia-1977 Perugia Lot n° 6

'Maiden sewing signed lower right She lived in a side street of Via Pompeo Pellini and it was there that she also had her atelier,' thus begins the owner of the selection of works by Gerardo Dottori that Cambi Auction House is proud to present in this auction, to my request for information regarding her relationship with the artist. She continues: "Our acquaintance with Dottori dates back to the second half of the 1960s, we met for the first time in the Cecchini Gallery, which was located in the center of Perugia, and I remember that it was Mr. Cecchini who introduced my husband and me to the Master." "My husband expressed a desire to buy one of his works, actually, the first of a series, thus began a frequentation that soon turned into friendship." ''Dottori was a man with a serious demeanor, at times he could even appear gruff, that attitude that certain people have whose gaze is more turned inward, than outward, I guess you could say, proper to artists, but beyond that facade one could unmistakably recognize the traits of a sensitive, profound man with a gentle soul." "At this moment I am reminded of a day when Dottori came to us in his van to deliver a painting, Dottori accidentally slipped in front of our house and fell to the ground completely sprawled out, doing a real stunt to save the painting, which fortunately was not damaged, Dottori got up from the ground a little embarrassed, after which there was a moment of silence, then all three of us burst into thunderous laughter, that was perhaps the first time we saw him spontaneously let out a hearty laugh!" "I have given some of Dottori's paintings to my children and also to my grandson, but there is one from which I will never part, it depicts a Madonna and Child a large painting that I had noticed in his house and that had deeply impressed me, I asked the Master if I could buy it, but he steadfastly refused, I tried to insist anyway, but he was adamant because, he explained, that Madonna had protected him at a difficult time in his life. One day, however, he brought it to our home saying that, after all, he was happy that that painting was passing to me who had so appreciated and therefore loved it! I was moved by that gesture and those words, and my emotion increased when I noticed behind the canvas a dedication that Dottori had written for me!""In 1977 the Maestro passed away, right here in his Perugia, and my husband and I were very saddened, we had had the privilege of knowing a talented artist and now that artist, and I mean, that friend, was gone, leaving an unbridgeable void in the city, but also a deep and indelible trace in our city" Susanna Rinaldi Largh. 49 - H. 35 Cm tempera and mixed media on cardboard Private collection, Perugia Gerardo Dottori, Catalogo generale ragionato edited by Massimo Duranti, EFFE Fabrizio Fabbri Editore, Perugia, 2006, Tomo Secondo, no. 159-326, p. 469 'He lived in a side street of Via Pompeo Pellini and it was there that he also had his atelier,' thus begins the owner of the selection of works by Gerardo Dottori that Cambi Casa d'Aste is proud to present in this auction, to my request for information regarding her relationship with the artist. She continues: "Our acquaintance with Dottori dates back to the second half of the 1960s, we met for the first time in the Cecchini Gallery, which was located in the center of Perugia, and I remember that it was Mr. Cecchini who introduced my husband and me to the Master." "My husband expressed a desire to buy one of his works, actually, the first of a series, thus began a frequentation that soon turned into friendship." ''Dottori was a man with a serious demeanor, at times he could even appear gruff, that attitude that certain people have whose gaze is more turned inward, than outward, I guess you could say, proper to artists, but beyond that facade one could unmistakably recognize the traits of a sensitive, profound man with a gentle soul." "At this moment I am reminded of a day when Dottori came to us in his van to deliver a painting, Dottori accidentally slipped in front of our house and fell to the ground completely sprawled out, doing a real stunt to save the painting, which fortunately was not damaged, Dottori got up from the ground a little embarrassed, after which there was a moment of silence, then all three of us burst into thunderous laughter, that was perhaps the first time we saw him spontaneously let out a hearty laugh!" "I gave some of Dottori's paintings to my children and also to my grandson, m