Abstract color lithograph on paper, identified p.a., pencil-signed and dated '81 lower right. Orange, gray, cream, black, and red on a white background. Giuseppe Santomaso was born in Venice, the son of a goldsmith. Santomaso studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, and was one of the co-founders of the progressive Italian artist group ‘Nouva Secessione artistica italiana’. When traveling to Paris he took an interest in the French Avant-garde artists and became a representative and supporter of abstract art. He dealt with informal art and graphics in his later works. Overall size: 33 1/2 x 25 in. Sight size: 27 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.