Lot 27

Work is in good condition. One very minor chip to the far lower right corner of the board, currently visible but could be easily concealed if reframed. Overall framed size is 60 x 81cm.


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The Lucio's Collection, Sydney
Bonhams, Sydney, 24 August 2021, lot 85
Private collection, Melbourne

RELATED WORK:
Garry Shead and Adrienne Levenson, Soffritto di Lucio 2009, oil on linen,183.3 x 198.2cm, Finalist, Archibald Prize 2009, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, now in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra

Lucio Galletto was the owner of the iconic Lucio's restaurant in Sydney. Like his family's restaurant in the village of Bocca di Magra, Italy, Lucio's helped the local artists by displaying their works in return for meals. Here we see a figure reminiscent of Lucio over the village of Ameglia, near to his hometown, with wine and seafood on offer.

© Garry Shead/Copyright Agency 2022