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Sante Graziani Artwork

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Sante Graziani Artwork
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Flute Player Painting by signed by Sante Graniani. Measures 18" wide x 15" tall, with gold gilt frame. Marked on back "James Galway playing his golden flute in Ireland, Sante Graziani 1987". Tennis Player Painting by signed by Sante Graziani. Measures 20" wide x 16" tall. Couple at the Beach, looks to be pastel, by signed by Sante Graziani. Measures 14 1/2" wide x 18 1/2" tall, framed and matted. Man at the Beach, signed by Sante Graziani. Framed and matted. Pregnant Woman, signed by Sante Graziani. Framed and matted, measure 14 1/2" x 18 1/2". Woman and Nursing Child, signed by Sante Graziani. Framed and matted, measure 14 1/2" x 18 1/2". Beautiful painting of father, mother, and baby; and father holding child all Signed by Artist Sante Graziani. Sante Graziani was a personal friend of the owner, many of his original works are offered from the in this auction. Sante Graziani (1920Ð2005) was an American artist and art educator. He was known for his murals, which adorned many public buildings. Graziani was educated at the Cleveland Institute of Art and later at Yale University. He met with success early in his career, winning the Pulitzer Traveling Scholarship in Art at the age of 22. Soon after military service in World War II, he began a career as an art educator. He taught at Yale University School of Art from 1946 to 1951. Graziani initially gained recognition for his murals. Among his works were a mural at the Holyoke (Mass.) Public Library and one at the Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, Massachusetts. In the years around the United States bicentennial celebration in 1976, he produced paintings that included references to well known images of George and Martha Washington. He was commissioned to paint a colorful and decorative mural featuring an image of George Washington on the side of a building in Worcester, Massachusetts, in that era.