Huile sur toile signee « Rossi » en bas a droite. Dimensions non encadree 30x39cm.

Datation au dos 1904 et signature « Rossi ». Non encadree.

Born in Cassarate, Lugano. Having studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Guiseppe Bertini. His repertoire broadened during the 1880s to include mountain landscapes painted en plein air, scenes of peasant life and portraits. The period from 1885 to 1888 was spent in Paris, where he also worked a great deal as an illustrator for Alphonse Daudet & Pierre Loti. His most celebrated canvases, are still solidly realistic but informed by the new Symbolist approach. A regular participant in the major Italian and international events with paintings and watercolours. His death was commemorated with two posthumous shows, one at the Società per le Belle Arti ed Esposizione Permanente in Milan and the other at Villa Ciani, Lugano, in 1924.