Filippo De Pisis (1896 - 1956) Italy Ink on Paper Dated 1934 Measure 9 1/4"in H x 7"in W and 13 1/2"in H x 11 1/2"in W with frame Known for: Cityscape, maritime scenes, still life and homoerotic male nude sketches Name variants: Luigi Filippo Tibertelli Biography: Filippo de Pisis was an Italian painter-poet who was born Luigi Filippo Tibertelli in Ferrara. In 1919 De Pisis moved to Rome, where he started to paint. While important editors of his time criticized De Pisis for producing overly-sentimental poetry, this emotional streak translated well on canvas. De Pisis is best known for his cityscapes, metaphysically-inspired maritime scenes, and still lifes, especially those depicting flowers. His work has a particularly airy, in-the-moment quality, and is laden with a sort of pathetic pleasure-pain. De Pisis also executed a large body of lesser-known work, comprising homoerotic sketches of the male nude. De Pisis's work was shown twice in the Venice Biennale*: once during his life, and once posthumously. De Pisis's work for the Collezione Verzocchi in 1949-1950 is now housed in the Pinacoteca Civica . A large portion of his work is also housed in the Museo Filippo de Pisis in Ferrara. He died in Milan after a long illness, in 1956.