ERCOLE DREIFaenza, 1886 - Rome, 1973 Study for “Giuditta”, around 1936 Oil on canvas, 82 x 60 cm Signed lower right: DreiStudy of the figure of Judith for the large painting "Judith and Holofernes" preserved in the Municipal Art Gallery of FaenzaLITERATURE AND EXHIBITED: “Ercole Drei 1886-1973. Trenta disegni inediti, pittura e scultura”, curated by G. C. de Feo e D.M. Titonel, 27 February - 30 April 2008, Nuova Galleria Campo dei Fiori, Rome, p. 40;"Ercole Drei dalla Secessione al Classicismo del Novecento", Galleria Francesca Antonacci, Rome, 2005 (full page color);"Ercole Drei Scultore", Faenza Palazzo del Podestá, University Press Bologna, 1986, p. 110 in b/n e p. 215;"Gli Artisti di Villa Strohl Fern tra Simbolismo e Novecento", Rome, 1983.PROVENANCE: Fabio Benzi Collection; Private Collection Good condition, small restoration onm the backFrame, without glass