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This sketch, made in about 1880, is a first idea for one of Signorini’s most famous paintings, Straw Weavers at Settignano, which exists in three versions. It shows craft workers in Settignano, a village in the hills above Florence. Straw weaving was only introduced to the area in around 1840.
Signorini was a member of a group of Florentine painters known as the Macchiaioli (which means mark or spot-makers), who rejected the conventions taught by Italian art academies in favour of an art based on modern life. They worked outdoors to capture natural colour and light, and were forerunners of the Impressionists.
Title
Sketch for 'Straw Weavers at Settignano'
Date
about 1880
Medium
Oil on laminated board
Measurements
H 16.1 x W 13.2 cm
Accession number
NG6610
Acquisition method
Presented in memory of Beniamino Forti by his daughter Luciana, 2008
Work type
Painting
