Donatus Buongiorno painted many images that “tell stories” (one meaning of “genre scene”), mostly about country life in Italy. A few are below.
Flower Market (also, The Flower Seller)
Date unknown
Oil on canvas
14-1/8 x 22 in.
Whereabouts unknown
The Public’s Reader
Circa 1900
Oil on canvas
12 x 10-1/4 in.
Collection of Janice Carapellucci
Is this priest Carmine Troisi? (See Clergy.)
Woman Drinking Wine
1907
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
Photograph courtesy of Heritage Auctions. Used with permission.
Circa 1900–1920
Oil on canvas
33.25 x 51.25 in.
Details
This painting came from the collection of a man who collected magazine illustration art. Have you ever seen it printed in a magazine?
Where are the places in these images?
Most of Donatus Buongiorno’s paintings appear to be set in Italy. I have yet to find one with a New York (where he lived for 27 years) or identifiably U.S. setting. If you know of any, I would love to hear from you. Send a private e-mail here, or post a comment below.
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