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biography
Carlo Levi, born in Turin in 1902 and died in Rome in 1975, was one of the leading figures of twentieth-century Italian culture. A writer, painter, journalist, and committed intellectual, Levi united literature, art, and civic testimony in a singular body of work that made him a major presence in Italian cultural history. His Turin background and the bourgeois Jewish environment in which he grew up helped shape both his artistic sensibility and his attention to social and human realities.
From an early age, he showed a strong inclination for painting and became involved in the vibrant cultural milieu of Turin, where he came into contact with important artists and intellectual currents. His visual art, influenced in part by Casorati, developed alongside his literary and political activity, confirming the versatility of his career. In 1929, he made his debut at the Venice Biennale with several paintings, including Arcadia, an important milestone in his emergence as a visual artist.
Carlo Levi is best known internationally for Christ Stopped at Eboli, his most famous book, inspired by his experience of internal exile in Basilicata during the Fascist period. This work, now regarded as a classic of twentieth-century Italian literature, helped bring the peasant world of southern Italy and its profound human dignity to a wider audience. Alongside fiction, Levi wrote essays, political texts, and journalistic pieces, always maintaining a critical and engaged perspective on Italian society.
In 1963, he entered politics directly and was elected senator of the Italian Republic for two terms. In his final years, he continued to work despite increasingly fragile health, leaving behind an artistic and cultural legacy of great significance. Carlo Levi remains a central figure in Italian artistic and intellectual history, admired for the quality of his writing, the strength of his painting, and the consistency of his civic commitment.
From an early age, he showed a strong inclination for painting and became involved in the vibrant cultural milieu of Turin, where he came into contact with important artists and intellectual currents. His visual art, influenced in part by Casorati, developed alongside his literary and political activity, confirming the versatility of his career. In 1929, he made his debut at the Venice Biennale with several paintings, including Arcadia, an important milestone in his emergence as a visual artist.
Carlo Levi is best known internationally for Christ Stopped at Eboli, his most famous book, inspired by his experience of internal exile in Basilicata during the Fascist period. This work, now regarded as a classic of twentieth-century Italian literature, helped bring the peasant world of southern Italy and its profound human dignity to a wider audience. Alongside fiction, Levi wrote essays, political texts, and journalistic pieces, always maintaining a critical and engaged perspective on Italian society.
In 1963, he entered politics directly and was elected senator of the Italian Republic for two terms. In his final years, he continued to work despite increasingly fragile health, leaving behind an artistic and cultural legacy of great significance. Carlo Levi remains a central figure in Italian artistic and intellectual history, admired for the quality of his writing, the strength of his painting, and the consistency of his civic commitment.
Past lots of Carlo Levi
Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Natura morta con uva e arance
Firma in basso "C. Levi". Al verso reca etichetta della mostra del Poligono, 1931 Galleria Milano Olio su tela cm 50x61,5 [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Autoritratto
Firma sul fronte "C.Levi". Al verso reca timbro galleria "La Barcaccia".
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Agave
Oil on canvas. Signature on the lower right front. On the reverse bears signature. Certificate of authenticity [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Paesaggio pini e mare
Firma in basso a destra "C. Levi". olio su tela cm 50x70 - in cornice cm 59,5x79,5
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Nudo in piedi
Firma in basso a sinistra "C.Levi". Al verso dichiarazione di provenienza non decifrata Olio su tela cm 36x26 - in cornice [..]
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Carlo Levi
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
No title
Signed on the front in the lower center "C. Levi". On the reverse it bears the stamp of the Galleria Lo Scalino (Rome). [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Bosco con albero
Al verso reca firma, numero d'archivio e timbro non decifrato Olio su tela cm 73x92 - in cornice cm 103x121
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Fiori
Firma in basso a sinistra "C.Levi". Olio su tela cm 50x61 - in cornice cm 76,5x87,5
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Narciso alla fonte
Al verso reca firma e data "Carlo Levi 1962" olio su tela cm 70x50 - in cornice: 85x64
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Paesaggio alberi rossi
Firma C. Levi in basso a sinistra olio su tela cm 55 x 65 - in cornice 60 x 64,5 cm
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Paesaggio boschivo
firmato in basso a destra Levi - sul retro "Levi e numero di archivio 71 370 B" olio su tela 49x64 cm con cornice 70x86 [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Natura morta con uva
Firma in basso a sinistra "C.Levi". Al verso reca firma, numero d'archivio e dedica di Levi Olio su tela cm 50x70 - in cornice [..]
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Carlo Levi
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Paesaggio boschivo con casale
Firma "C.Levi" in basso a destra. Al verso firma, numero di archivio e timbro di galleria non decifrato. Misure in cornice [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Southern men
Signed lower left C. Levi. On the reverse it bears the signature and stamp of the Verrocchio Art Gallery.
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Fiori
Firma in basso a destra "C.Levi". Olio su tela cm 60x50 - in cornice cm 80,5x69,5
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Natura morta con cacciagione, mele, melograni e fiori
Olio su tela cm 60x80
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Tree
Signature "C. Levi" on the front. On the reverse it bears signature and serial number.
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Still life
Oil on table. Certificate of authenticity issued by the Carlo Levi Foundation (Rome). Apocryphal signature
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Veduta marina con luna e onde
Firma in basso a sinistra "C.Levi". Al verso reca firma e numero di archivio Olio su tela cm 38x47 - con cornice cm 70x50 [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Nudo maschile
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Giovane marinaio in partenza notturna
Firma in basso a sinistra "C. Levi" Carboncino su carta cm 68x51 - in cornice cm 72x55
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Amanti abbracciati
Firma sul fronte "C.Levi".
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Senza titolo
Firma sul fronte "C.Levi"
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Natura morta con ciliege, albicocche e limoni
Firma e numerazione "C.Levi 17/96". Litografia cm 26x36 - in cornice cm 42x53
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Amanti Abbracciati
Amanti Abbracciati
Disegno tecnica mista su carta applicata su tela, cm 23,4x28,8
Firmato "Levi" in basso a [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Il bacio
Firma e numerazione "Carlo Levi 76/120" Litografia cm 70x50 - in cornice cm 72x52
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Ritratto
Firma in alto a destra "Levi". Al verso reca timbro "Questa opera faceva parte della collezione privata dell'autore [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Lotto di 4 litografie
Tre litografie misurano cm 50x70, sono firmate e numerate "C. Levi p.a." e "C. Levi 18/80" e "C. Levi 13/150". L'altra misura [..]
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Carlo Levi©
(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)
Nudo di donna
Firma in basso a destra "C Levi". Al verso reca timbro "Questa opera faceva parte della collezione privata dell'autore Carlo [..]
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