Painting by giovanni macciotta, figure. Italy, 1962 origin italy period 1962 author giovanni macciotta (1927 – 1993) was an italian painter and a leading figure in turin surrealism in the second half of the 20th century. Born in turin, he trained at the accademia albertina di belle arti under the guidance of enrico paulucci (his main teacher) and, for one year, felice casorati, graduating in painting. In the 1960s, he joined the informal group surfanta (or sur-fanta), a turin surrealist movement founded around 1964, together with artists such as guido de bonis, italo cremona, raffaele pontecorvo, mario molinari, lamberto camerini, and others. He actively collaborated with the group's magazine with works and writings until june 1966, contributing to a dreamlike, fairy-tale, and poetic surrealism with fantastic, oriental, and narrative elements. His painting is characterized by a surreal and imaginative language: compositions with stylized figures, dreamlike landscapes, organic proliferations, exotic or mythological scenes, rendered with textured brushstrokes, intense colors, and a dreamlike or fairy-tale atmosphere. He alternated between oils on canvas and panel, tempera and mixed media, maintaining a lyrical and visionary approach, often with evocative titles (e.g., abnormal proliferation, sud american improvisation, planters). He exhibited in turin galleries (including davico in 1975, with a catalog introduced by paulucci) and in contexts linked to piedmontese surrealism. His works are present in private collections and have circulated in the italian contemporary art market. His surrealism is linked to the post-war context of turin, influenced by his teacher paulucci and the local informal/surrealist climate, without belonging to breton's historical surrealism but developing an autonomous and poetic variant. technique mixed media on paper dimensions painting: 26 x 36.5 cm frame: 42.5 x 53 cm condition perfect. Please evaluate through the attached photos. this piece has an attribution mark, i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution