La Bottega dell’Orafo, vibrantly coloured oil on board of the goldsmith’s shop in Agordat, Eritrea. 66 cm wide x 51 cm high including the pleasing grey cushion frame. A printed page about Nenne is stuck on the back of the canvas.
Born in 1909 in Savona, Italy she loved Eritrea and Ethiopia, and spent many fruitful years there. She is said to have painted the portrait of Emperor Haile Sellasie in Etheopia. She died in 2012, just short of her 103rd birthday.
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