Massimo Vitali

The photographer, who was born in Como, Italy, in 1944, arrived on the art scene relatively late. After stints as a photojournalist and film cameraman, it was not until the 1990′s that Vitali acquired international renown for his large-scale photographs of Italian beaches and other public spaces showing anonymous people during their leisure time. The images from the Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures No. 31/120 relate to the genre of ‘landscape with figures’ due to their descriptive clarity. Vitali’s works have been interpreted as a contemporary version of landscape paintings, reinterpreted through photography.

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Garda Look
Offset Lithograph Encased in Plexiglass
28"x36"
Edition 31/120 from A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures

Madima Ragnodoro, Italy
Two Offset Lithographs Encased in Plexiglass
36"x28" each
Each edition 31/120 from A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures

Rosignano Night
Offset Lithograph Encased in Plexiglass
28"x36"
Edition 31/120 from A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures

De Haan Kiss
Offset Lithograph Encased in Plexiglass
28"x36"
Edition 31/120 from A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures

Cabo Frio V
Offset Lithograph Encased in Plexiglass
28"x36"
Edition 31/120 from A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures

Marina di Massa
Offset Lithograph Encased in Plexiglass
28"x36"
Edition 31/120 from A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures

Rosignano Dawn (Diptych)
Offset Lithograph Encased in Plexiglass
36"x28" ea
Edition 31/120 from A Portfolio of Landscapes with Figures