ARTIST: Rosario Urbino Gerbino (New York, Italian, 1900 - 1972) TITLE: Harbor Scene YEAR: 1942 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Minor damages to the right edge of the canvas. Few minor scratches/paint losses. Minor craquelure. Some scattered small inpaintings. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 23 x 36 inches; 25 x 38 inches with frame Born in Sicily, Italy, Rosario Gerbino became a landscape painter and illustrator who lived in New York City where he taught at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. He studied at the National Academy of Design with George Maynard, Charles Hinton, Ivan Olinsky, and Charles Hawthorne. Gerbino exhibited widely including the Grand Central Art Galleries, the Society of Independent Artists, and the Corcoran Gallery. He contributed many cover designs to the Italian magazine, "Divagando."