Giovanni Cappelli (Cesena, 1923 -
Busto Arstizio, 1994) - Olio su tavola; cm 50 x 37,5
The board is signed and dated 1955, belongs to the period of the Neo-ralist movement and represents hard, real life, made up of toil and fatigue, and work.
he two charcoal burners and depicted from above: one is in the lower right hard corner of the painting, seated with his hands clasped while he rest next to his donkey; the other man is central to the upper part of the scene, caught from the back, riding a gray donkey, directed towards a second, while donkey, as if he was leading him.
The shading in contrasting clean cut hues and the synthetic strokes confer a strong sense of drama to the work