Artist: Renato Guttuso (Italian, 1911-1987). Title: "Donna nuda sdraiata". Medium: Ink on paper. Date: Composed c1962. Dimensions: Overall size: 10 x 14 1/8 in. (254 x 359 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Light tan wove paper. Fine condition. Comment(s): Guttuso was a painter who also designed for the theatre (including sets and costumes for Histoire du Soldat, Rome, 1940) and did illustrations for books. Those for Elizabeth David’s Italian Food (1954) introduced him to many in the English-speaking world. A fierce anti-Fascist, "he developed out of Expressionism and the harsh light of his native land to paint landscapes and social commentary." (Adrian Hamilton). Image copyright © The Estate of Renato Guttuso. [27953-3-225]