Michele Falanga Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Michele Falanga Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 16, 2024
Michele Falanga (AMERICAN, 1870–1942) Village below Mt. Vesuvius, black boat on shore, canvas size 9 x 11-1/2 inches, overall framed size 14 x 17
Est: $400 - $600
Michele Falanga (AMERICAN, 1870–1942) Village below Mt. Vesuvius, black boat on shore, canvas size 9 x 11-1/2 inches, overall framed size 14 x 17
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Dec. 17, 2023
Michele Falanga (Italy,NY,1870-1942) oil painting antique
Est: $750 - $950
ARTIST: Michele Falanga (Italian, New York, 1870 - 1942) TITLE: Boy with Dog MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few patches. Few paint losses. Some craquelure. Some scattered small inpaintings. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 18 x 12 inches / 45 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 19 x 13 inches / 48 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 128314 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Falanga continued his studies in Rome. He married Virginia Ciavolino in 1898. In 1901 Falanga was a passenger aboard the S.S. Trojan Prince, bound for the United States; he arrived in New York on August 25. His wife followed in 1902. Between the years 1904 and 1907 the couple had three children, two daughters and a son. In 1915 Falanga was a self-employed artist who had a room at 335 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. He lived at 143 Summit Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. In 1917 his office was located at 45 John Street. From the mid- to late teens Falanga's paintings could be purchased at the Abraham and Strauss department store in Brooklyn. According to the 1920 Census the Falanga family lived at 150 Summit Street in Brooklyn. In 1923 the Leonardo da Vinci Art School opened at 288 East 10th Street in Manhattan. General Director Onorio Ruotolo, a sculptor, said the purpose of the school was to teach young craftsmen to become artists. Falanga was in charge of drawing and painting; the courses included sculpture, interior decoration, architecture, geometry, woodcutting, cabinet-making, wrought-iron, fashion designing, fashion-plate drawing, electricity, embroidery design, history of art, and anatomy. The New York Times described Falanga's contribution to the school's opening: The chief object of interest was a floral carpet made in the manner of a Renaissance mosaic from the crushed petals of flowers. The whole symbolized The Nativity. The carpet was created on the floor and a puff of wind will blow it to pieces. It covers 500 square feet and took eight months to complete. Michele Falanga, called the flower wizard, was the designer. That same year he opened a branch of the school in Brooklyn. The art school had its own magazine, Leonardo, Annual Magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The 1924-1925 issue included reproductions of Falanga's paintings and sketches. The book, Art Education in the City of New York: A Guidance Study, had this description of the academy: Michele Falanga, instructor. Founded 1935. Occupies a floor in a small business building. Individual instruction; open all year daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; in summer there are outdoor classes on Sunday. Subjects include Painting and Drawing from life and still life; Charcoal drawing from cast; Fashion Illustration; Pictorial Composition. Tuition, monthly day $8; evening $6. Falanga was profiled in the 1936 edition of Italian-American Who's Who, Volume 2. That same year Frank Frazetta began formal art instruction at the academy; his recollection of that occasion: Upon the insistence of one of my teachers, my parents enrolled me in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts when I was eight years old. The Academy was little more than a one floor three room affair with a total of thirty students ranging in age from (you guessed it) eight to eighty. I still remember the Professor's look of skepticism as I signed in. You could easily imagine him thinking, Oh no! Not another child prodigy!! Nevertheless, he sat me down with a pencil and paper and asked me to copy a very small picture postcard which contained a realistically rendered reproduction of a group of ducks. When he returned later on to see how far I had progressed, he took one look at my drawing, snatched it up exclaiming, Mama Mia, and ran off waving the drawing in the air and calling everyone to come and look at it. According to the 1930 Census the Alfred Farzzetta family of three lived at 1203 Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The distance from their home to the academy was about eight-and-a-half miles. Falanga was impressed by Frazetta's talent and, years later, made preparations for him to study in Italy. Unfortunately Falanga's death ended that plan; he died February 1, 1942, at his home, 383 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. Falanga was survived by his wife and three children.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 02, 2023
Michele Falanga (1870-1942) Oil In Canvas
Est: -
Frame is in good condition. Frame measures approximately 29.75in x 23.75in. Image measures approximately 23.5in x 17.5in. Signed in the lower right corner. 400 SA
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
May. 31, 2023
MICHELE FALANGA OIL ON CANVAS, BOY WITH NEWSPAPER.
Est: $400 - $600
Michele Falanga (Italian/American,1870-1942) ‘Seated Boy Reading a Newspaper’ signed lower right M. Falanga, paper label on reverse with information. Canvas 16” x 10”, Overall in a contemporary frame 23.5” x 17.5”.
William Smith Auctions
Aug. 21, 2022
Michele Falanga (Italy,NY,1870-1942) oil painting
Est: $850 - $1,100
ARTIST: Michele Falanga (Italian, New York, 1870 - 1942) NAME: Shoe Shine Boy with Dog MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 12 inches / 45 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 27 x 21 inches / 68 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 118043 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Falanga continued his studies in Rome. He married Virginia Ciavolino in 1898.In 1901 Falanga was a passenger aboard the S.S. Trojan Prince, bound for the United States; he arrived in New York on August 25. His wife followed in 1902. Between the years 1904 and 1907 the couple had three children, two daughters and a son.In 1915 Falanga was a self-employed artist who had a room at 335 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. He lived at 143 Summit Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. In 1917 his office was located at 45 John Street. From the mid- to late teens Falanga's paintings could be purchased at the Abraham and Strauss department store in Brooklyn.According to the 1920 Census the Falanga family lived at 150 Summit Street in Brooklyn. In 1923 the Leonardo da Vinci Art School opened at 288 East 10th Street in Manhattan. General Director Onorio Ruotolo, a sculptor, said вЂњthe purpose of the school was to teach young craftsmen to become artists.Falanga was in charge of drawing and painting; the courses included sculpture, interior decoration, architecture, geometry, woodcutting, cabinet-making, wrought-iron, fashion designing, fashion-plate drawing, electricity, embroidery design, history of art, and anatomy. The New York Times described Falanga's contribution to the school's opening:The chief object of interest was a floral carpet made in the manner of a Renaissance mosaic from the crushed petals of flowers. The whole symbolized The Nativity. The carpet was created on the floor and a puff of wind will blow it to pieces. It covers 500 square feet and took eight months to complete. Michele Falanga, called the flower wizard, was the designer.That same year he opened a branch of the school in Brooklyn. The art school had its own magazine, Leonardo, Annual Magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The 1924-1925 issue included reproductions of Falanga's paintings and sketches.The book, Art Education in the City of New York: A Guidance Study, had this description of the academy: Michele Falanga, instructor. Founded 1935. Occupies a floor in a small business building. Individual instruction; open all year daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; in summer there are outdoor classes on Sunday. Subjects include Painting and Drawing from life and still life; Charcoal drawing from cast; Fashion Illustration; Pictorial Composition. Tuition, monthly day $8; evening $6.Falanga was profiled in the 1936 edition of Italian-American Whoв's Who, Volume 2. That same year Frank Frazetta began formal art instruction at the academy; his recollection of that occasion:Upon the insistence of one of my teachers, my parents enrolled me in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts when I was eight years old. The Academy was little more than a one floor three room affair with a total of thirty students ranging in age from (you guessed it) eight to eighty. I still remember the Professor's look of skepticism as I signed in. You could easily imagine him thinking, Oh no! Not another child prodigy!!Nevertheless, he sat me down with a pencil and paper and asked me to copy a very small picture postcard which contained a realistically rendered reproduction of a group of ducks. When he returned later on to see how far I had progressed, he took one look at my drawing, snatched it up exclaiming, Mama Mia, and ran off waving the drawing in the air and calling everyone to come and look at it.According to the 1930 Census the Alfred Farzzetta family of three lived at 1203 Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The distance from their home to the academy was about eight-and-a-half miles. Falanga was impressed by Frazetta's talent and, years later, made preparations for him to study in Italy. Unfortunately Falanga's death ended that plan; he died February 1, 1942, at his home, 383 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. Falanga was survived by his wife and three children.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 08, 2022
Michele Falanga (Italy,NY,1870-1942) oil painting
Est: $900 - $1,150
ARTIST: Michele Falanga (Italian, New York, 1870 - 1942) NAME: Shoe Shine Boy with Dog MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 12 inches / 45 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 27 x 21 inches / 68 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 118043 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Falanga continued his studies in Rome. He married Virginia Ciavolino in 1898.In 1901 Falanga was a passenger aboard the S.S. Trojan Prince, bound for the United States; he arrived in New York on August 25. His wife followed in 1902. Between the years 1904 and 1907 the couple had three children, two daughters and a son.In 1915 Falanga was a self-employed artist who had a room at 335 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. He lived at 143 Summit Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. In 1917 his office was located at 45 John Street. From the mid- to late teens Falanga's paintings could be purchased at the Abraham and Strauss department store in Brooklyn.According to the 1920 Census the Falanga family lived at 150 Summit Street in Brooklyn. In 1923 the Leonardo da Vinci Art School opened at 288 East 10th Street in Manhattan. General Director Onorio Ruotolo, a sculptor, said вЂњthe purpose of the school was to teach young craftsmen to become artists.Falanga was in charge of drawing and painting; the courses included sculpture, interior decoration, architecture, geometry, woodcutting, cabinet-making, wrought-iron, fashion designing, fashion-plate drawing, electricity, embroidery design, history of art, and anatomy. The New York Times described Falanga's contribution to the school's opening:The chief object of interest was a floral carpet made in the manner of a Renaissance mosaic from the crushed petals of flowers. The whole symbolized The Nativity. The carpet was created on the floor and a puff of wind will blow it to pieces. It covers 500 square feet and took eight months to complete. Michele Falanga, called the flower wizard, was the designer.That same year he opened a branch of the school in Brooklyn. The art school had its own magazine, Leonardo, Annual Magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The 1924-1925 issue included reproductions of Falanga's paintings and sketches.The book, Art Education in the City of New York: A Guidance Study, had this description of the academy: Michele Falanga, instructor. Founded 1935. Occupies a floor in a small business building. Individual instruction; open all year daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; in summer there are outdoor classes on Sunday. Subjects include Painting and Drawing from life and still life; Charcoal drawing from cast; Fashion Illustration; Pictorial Composition. Tuition, monthly day $8; evening $6.Falanga was profiled in the 1936 edition of Italian-American Whoв's Who, Volume 2. That same year Frank Frazetta began formal art instruction at the academy; his recollection of that occasion:Upon the insistence of one of my teachers, my parents enrolled me in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts when I was eight years old. The Academy was little more than a one floor three room affair with a total of thirty students ranging in age from (you guessed it) eight to eighty. I still remember the Professor's look of skepticism as I signed in. You could easily imagine him thinking, Oh no! Not another child prodigy!!Nevertheless, he sat me down with a pencil and paper and asked me to copy a very small picture postcard which contained a realistically rendered reproduction of a group of ducks. When he returned later on to see how far I had progressed, he took one look at my drawing, snatched it up exclaiming, Mama Mia, and ran off waving the drawing in the air and calling everyone to come and look at it.According to the 1930 Census the Alfred Farzzetta family of three lived at 1203 Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The distance from their home to the academy was about eight-and-a-half miles. Falanga was impressed by Frazetta's talent and, years later, made preparations for him to study in Italy. Unfortunately Falanga's death ended that plan; he died February 1, 1942, at his home, 383 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. Falanga was survived by his wife and three children.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 20, 2022
Michele Falanga(1870-1942) "Shoeshine Boy" C.1910
Est: $400 - $600
Oil on canvas, born in Italy and lived most of his life in New York City, in the style of J.G. Brown, this painting depicts a boy holding his dog and his shoeshine items next to him, signed on lower right, fair condition, has repair in lower right, 24" x 18"
Treasureseeker Auctions LLC
Feb. 06, 2022
Michele Falanga (Italy,NY,1870-1942) oil painting
Est: $900 - $1,150
ARTIST: Michele Falanga (Italian, New York, 1870 - 1942) NAME: Shoe Shine Boy with Dog MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 12 inches / 45 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 27 x 21 inches / 68 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 118043 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Falanga continued his studies in Rome. He married Virginia Ciavolino in 1898.In 1901 Falanga was a passenger aboard the S.S. Trojan Prince, bound for the United States; he arrived in New York on August 25. His wife followed in 1902. Between the years 1904 and 1907 the couple had three children, two daughters and a son.In 1915 Falanga was a self-employed artist who had a room at 335 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. He lived at 143 Summit Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. In 1917 his office was located at 45 John Street. From the mid- to late teens Falanga's paintings could be purchased at the Abraham and Strauss department store in Brooklyn.According to the 1920 Census the Falanga family lived at 150 Summit Street in Brooklyn. In 1923 the Leonardo da Vinci Art School opened at 288 East 10th Street in Manhattan. General Director Onorio Ruotolo, a sculptor, said вЂњthe purpose of the school was to teach young craftsmen to become artists.Falanga was in charge of drawing and painting; the courses included sculpture, interior decoration, architecture, geometry, woodcutting, cabinet-making, wrought-iron, fashion designing, fashion-plate drawing, electricity, embroidery design, history of art, and anatomy. The New York Times described Falanga's contribution to the school's opening:The chief object of interest was a floral carpet made in the manner of a Renaissance mosaic from the crushed petals of flowers. The whole symbolized The Nativity. The carpet was created on the floor and a puff of wind will blow it to pieces. It covers 500 square feet and took eight months to complete. Michele Falanga, called the flower wizard, was the designer.That same year he opened a branch of the school in Brooklyn. The art school had its own magazine, Leonardo, Annual Magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The 1924-1925 issue included reproductions of Falanga's paintings and sketches.The book, Art Education in the City of New York: A Guidance Study, had this description of the academy: Michele Falanga, instructor. Founded 1935. Occupies a floor in a small business building. Individual instruction; open all year daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; in summer there are outdoor classes on Sunday. Subjects include Painting and Drawing from life and still life; Charcoal drawing from cast; Fashion Illustration; Pictorial Composition. Tuition, monthly day $8; evening $6.Falanga was profiled in the 1936 edition of Italian-American Whoв's Who, Volume 2. That same year Frank Frazetta began formal art instruction at the academy; his recollection of that occasion:Upon the insistence of one of my teachers, my parents enrolled me in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts when I was eight years old. The Academy was little more than a one floor three room affair with a total of thirty students ranging in age from (you guessed it) eight to eighty. I still remember the Professor's look of skepticism as I signed in. You could easily imagine him thinking, Oh no! Not another child prodigy!!Nevertheless, he sat me down with a pencil and paper and asked me to copy a very small picture postcard which contained a realistically rendered reproduction of a group of ducks. When he returned later on to see how far I had progressed, he took one look at my drawing, snatched it up exclaiming, Mama Mia, and ran off waving the drawing in the air and calling everyone to come and look at it.According to the 1930 Census the Alfred Farzzetta family of three lived at 1203 Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The distance from their home to the academy was about eight-and-a-half miles. Falanga was impressed by Frazetta's talent and, years later, made preparations for him to study in Italy. Unfortunately Falanga's death ended that plan; he died February 1, 1942, at his home, 383 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. Falanga was survived by his wife and three children.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 29, 2022
MICHAEL FALANGA CHILDHOOD HAPPY DAYS FISHING
Est: $500 - $5,000
Falanga, Michael. (1867-1945) Oil on Canvas- signed lower right. Realism of two children fishing with dog in hand. 28x28 ornately Framed to overall size of 38x40. Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Tedesco (1834-1917) was a student of Morelli. Condition: Fine
Manor Auctions
Nov. 14, 2021
Michele Falanga (Italy,NY,1870-1942) oil painting
Est: $900 - $1,150
ARTIST: Michele Falanga (Italian, New York, 1870 - 1942) NAME: Shoe Shine Boy with Dog MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 12 inches / 45 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 27 x 21 inches / 68 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 118043 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Falanga continued his studies in Rome. He married Virginia Ciavolino in 1898.In 1901 Falanga was a passenger aboard the S.S. Trojan Prince, bound for the United States; he arrived in New York on August 25. His wife followed in 1902. Between the years 1904 and 1907 the couple had three children, two daughters and a son.In 1915 Falanga was a self-employed artist who had a room at 335 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. He lived at 143 Summit Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. In 1917 his office was located at 45 John Street. From the mid- to late teens Falanga's paintings could be purchased at the Abraham and Strauss department store in Brooklyn.According to the 1920 Census the Falanga family lived at 150 Summit Street in Brooklyn. In 1923 the Leonardo da Vinci Art School opened at 288 East 10th Street in Manhattan. General Director Onorio Ruotolo, a sculptor, said вЂњthe purpose of the school was to teach young craftsmen to become artists.Falanga was in charge of drawing and painting; the courses included sculpture, interior decoration, architecture, geometry, woodcutting, cabinet-making, wrought-iron, fashion designing, fashion-plate drawing, electricity, embroidery design, history of art, and anatomy. The New York Times described Falanga's contribution to the school's opening:The chief object of interest was a floral carpet made in the manner of a Renaissance mosaic from the crushed petals of flowers. The whole symbolized The Nativity. The carpet was created on the floor and a puff of wind will blow it to pieces. It covers 500 square feet and took eight months to complete. Michele Falanga, called the flower wizard, was the designer.That same year he opened a branch of the school in Brooklyn. The art school had its own magazine, Leonardo, Annual Magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The 1924-1925 issue included reproductions of Falanga's paintings and sketches.The book, Art Education in the City of New York: A Guidance Study, had this description of the academy: Michele Falanga, instructor. Founded 1935. Occupies a floor in a small business building. Individual instruction; open all year daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; in summer there are outdoor classes on Sunday. Subjects include Painting and Drawing from life and still life; Charcoal drawing from cast; Fashion Illustration; Pictorial Composition. Tuition, monthly day $8; evening $6.Falanga was profiled in the 1936 edition of Italian-American Whoв's Who, Volume 2. That same year Frank Frazetta began formal art instruction at the academy; his recollection of that occasion:Upon the insistence of one of my teachers, my parents enrolled me in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts when I was eight years old. The Academy was little more than a one floor three room affair with a total of thirty students ranging in age from (you guessed it) eight to eighty. I still remember the Professor's look of skepticism as I signed in. You could easily imagine him thinking, Oh no! Not another child prodigy!!Nevertheless, he sat me down with a pencil and paper and asked me to copy a very small picture postcard which contained a realistically rendered reproduction of a group of ducks. When he returned later on to see how far I had progressed, he took one look at my drawing, snatched it up exclaiming, Mama Mia, and ran off waving the drawing in the air and calling everyone to come and look at it.According to the 1930 Census the Alfred Farzzetta family of three lived at 1203 Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The distance from their home to the academy was about eight-and-a-half miles. Falanga was impressed by Frazetta's talent and, years later, made preparations for him to study in Italy. Unfortunately Falanga's death ended that plan; he died February 1, 1942, at his home, 383 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. Falanga was survived by his wife and three children.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 07, 2021
Michele Falanga (Italy,NY,1870-1942) oil painting
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Michele Falanga (Italian, New York, 1870 - 1942) NAME: Shoe Shine Boy with Dog MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 12 inches / 45 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 27 x 21 inches / 68 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 118043 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Falanga continued his studies in Rome. He married Virginia Ciavolino in 1898.In 1901 Falanga was a passenger aboard the S.S. Trojan Prince, bound for the United States; he arrived in New York on August 25. His wife followed in 1902. Between the years 1904 and 1907 the couple had three children, two daughters and a son.In 1915 Falanga was a self-employed artist who had a room at 335 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. He lived at 143 Summit Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. In 1917 his office was located at 45 John Street. From the mid- to late teens Falanga's paintings could be purchased at the Abraham and Strauss department store in Brooklyn.According to the 1920 Census the Falanga family lived at 150 Summit Street in Brooklyn. In 1923 the Leonardo da Vinci Art School opened at 288 East 10th Street in Manhattan. General Director Onorio Ruotolo, a sculptor, said вЂњthe purpose of the school was to teach young craftsmen to become artists.Falanga was in charge of drawing and painting; the courses included sculpture, interior decoration, architecture, geometry, woodcutting, cabinet-making, wrought-iron, fashion designing, fashion-plate drawing, electricity, embroidery design, history of art, and anatomy. The New York Times described Falanga's contribution to the school's opening:The chief object of interest was a floral carpet made in the manner of a Renaissance mosaic from the crushed petals of flowers. The whole symbolized The Nativity. The carpet was created on the floor and a puff of wind will blow it to pieces. It covers 500 square feet and took eight months to complete. Michele Falanga, called the flower wizard, was the designer.That same year he opened a branch of the school in Brooklyn. The art school had its own magazine, Leonardo, Annual Magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The 1924-1925 issue included reproductions of Falanga's paintings and sketches.The book, Art Education in the City of New York: A Guidance Study, had this description of the academy: Michele Falanga, instructor. Founded 1935. Occupies a floor in a small business building. Individual instruction; open all year daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; in summer there are outdoor classes on Sunday. Subjects include Painting and Drawing from life and still life; Charcoal drawing from cast; Fashion Illustration; Pictorial Composition. Tuition, monthly day $8; evening $6.Falanga was profiled in the 1936 edition of Italian-American Whoв's Who, Volume 2. That same year Frank Frazetta began formal art instruction at the academy; his recollection of that occasion:Upon the insistence of one of my teachers, my parents enrolled me in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts when I was eight years old. The Academy was little more than a one floor three room affair with a total of thirty students ranging in age from (you guessed it) eight to eighty. I still remember the Professor's look of skepticism as I signed in. You could easily imagine him thinking, Oh no! Not another child prodigy!!Nevertheless, he sat me down with a pencil and paper and asked me to copy a very small picture postcard which contained a realistically rendered reproduction of a group of ducks. When he returned later on to see how far I had progressed, he took one look at my drawing, snatched it up exclaiming, Mama Mia, and ran off waving the drawing in the air and calling everyone to come and look at it.According to the 1930 Census the Alfred Farzzetta family of three lived at 1203 Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The distance from their home to the academy was about eight-and-a-half miles. Falanga was impressed by Frazetta's talent and, years later, made preparations for him to study in Italy. Unfortunately Falanga's death ended that plan; he died February 1, 1942, at his home, 383 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. Falanga was survived by his wife and three children.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 09, 2021
Michele Falanga (Italy,NY,1870-1942) oil painting
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Michele Falanga (Italian, New York, 1870 - 1942) NAME: Shoe Shine Boy with Dog MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 12 inches / 45 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: 27 x 21 inches / 68 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 118043 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Michele Falanga was born in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy on July 5, 1867. He studied first with artist Michele Tedesco, then at the Istituto di Belle Arti in Naples with Stanislao Lista, Domenico Morelli and Filippo Palizzi. Falanga continued his studies in Rome. He married Virginia Ciavolino in 1898.In 1901 Falanga was a passenger aboard the S.S. Trojan Prince, bound for the United States; he arrived in New York on August 25. His wife followed in 1902. Between the years 1904 and 1907 the couple had three children, two daughters and a son.In 1915 Falanga was a self-employed artist who had a room at 335 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. He lived at 143 Summit Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. In 1917 his office was located at 45 John Street. From the mid- to late teens Falanga's paintings could be purchased at the Abraham and Strauss department store in Brooklyn.According to the 1920 Census the Falanga family lived at 150 Summit Street in Brooklyn. In 1923 the Leonardo da Vinci Art School opened at 288 East 10th Street in Manhattan. General Director Onorio Ruotolo, a sculptor, said вЂњthe purpose of the school was to teach young craftsmen to become artists.Falanga was in charge of drawing and painting; the courses included sculpture, interior decoration, architecture, geometry, woodcutting, cabinet-making, wrought-iron, fashion designing, fashion-plate drawing, electricity, embroidery design, history of art, and anatomy. The New York Times described Falanga's contribution to the school's opening:The chief object of interest was a floral carpet made in the manner of a Renaissance mosaic from the crushed petals of flowers. The whole symbolized The Nativity. The carpet was created on the floor and a puff of wind will blow it to pieces. It covers 500 square feet and took eight months to complete. Michele Falanga, called the flower wizard, was the designer.That same year he opened a branch of the school in Brooklyn. The art school had its own magazine, Leonardo, Annual Magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The 1924-1925 issue included reproductions of Falanga's paintings and sketches.The book, Art Education in the City of New York: A Guidance Study, had this description of the academy: Michele Falanga, instructor. Founded 1935. Occupies a floor in a small business building. Individual instruction; open all year daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; in summer there are outdoor classes on Sunday. Subjects include Painting and Drawing from life and still life; Charcoal drawing from cast; Fashion Illustration; Pictorial Composition. Tuition, monthly day $8; evening $6.Falanga was profiled in the 1936 edition of Italian-American Whoв's Who, Volume 2. That same year Frank Frazetta began formal art instruction at the academy; his recollection of that occasion:Upon the insistence of one of my teachers, my parents enrolled me in the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts when I was eight years old. The Academy was little more than a one floor three room affair with a total of thirty students ranging in age from (you guessed it) eight to eighty. I still remember the Professor's look of skepticism as I signed in. You could easily imagine him thinking, Oh no! Not another child prodigy!!Nevertheless, he sat me down with a pencil and paper and asked me to copy a very small picture postcard which contained a realistically rendered reproduction of a group of ducks. When he returned later on to see how far I had progressed, he took one look at my drawing, snatched it up exclaiming, Mama Mia, and ran off waving the drawing in the air and calling everyone to come and look at it.According to the 1930 Census the Alfred Farzzetta family of three lived at 1203 Avenue Y in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The distance from their home to the academy was about eight-and-a-half miles. Falanga was impressed by Frazetta's talent and, years later, made preparations for him to study in Italy. Unfortunately Falanga's death ended that plan; he died February 1, 1942, at his home, 383 Clinton Street, Brooklyn. Falanga was survived by his wife and three children.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 08, 2021
Michele Falanga (American, 1870-1942) Street urchins Oil on canvas 15-3/4 x 12 i
Est: $800 - $1,200
Michele Falanga (American, 1870-1942) Street urchins Oil on canvas 15-3/4 x 12 inches (40.0 x 30.5 cm) Signed lower right: M Falanga HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 20, 2021
Michele Falanga, Oil on Canvas, Shoe Shine Boy
Est: $400 - $600
(American, 1870-1942) signed l.r. "M. Falanga" Sight size: 18"h x 11-1/2"w Overall: 27"h x 20-1/2"w
Nye & Company
Sep. 16, 2020
Michele Falanga (1870 - 1942). Oil on Canvas.
Est: $300 - $500
10" x 13 1/2" Oil on Canvas signed bottom of canvas which was folded under the frame. Three people in a room with woman crying head down on table.
Weiss Auctions
Nov. 06, 2018
Michele Falanga (AMERICAN, 1870–1942) Village below Mt. Vesuvius, black boat on shore, canvas size 9 x 11-1/2 inches
Est: $500 - $700
Michele Falanga (AMERICAN, 1870–1942) Village below Mt. Vesuvius, black boat on shore, canvas size 9 x 11-1/2 inches
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Aug. 19, 2018
MICHELE FALANGA PAPER BOY PAINTING
Est: $500 - $800
FALANGA, Michele, (American, 1870-1942): Portrait of a Young Paper Boy, Oil/Woodpanel, 14" x 10", signed lower right, period gilded liner is 17.50" x 13.75".
Burchard Galleries Inc
Feb. 09, 2017
MICHELE FALANGA (American, 1870-1942) "IT'S A HOMER, 1911".
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas. Housed in a modern gold tone wood frame with linen liner and presentation plaque. Signed, dated and inscribed lower right "Copyright 1911 by M Falanga" SIZE: 25" x 30". Overall 32-1/2" x 37-1/2" PROVENANCE: Maralyn Young estate, Arundel/Falmouth Maine, being sold unreserved. CONDITION: Very good 51412-25
James D. Julia
Apr. 17, 2014
MICHELE FALANGA (New York, 1870-1942)
Est: $600 - $800
a monk with oysters and wine, oil on panel, signed lower center, unframed, 16x20in., corners bumped, lower right corner chip, edge wear (from former frame), small scratch lower right quadrant, small abrasion to plate area
Leighton Galleries
Jan. 04, 2014
Michele Falanga painting of a young boy with his dog
Est: $800 - $1,200
Michele Falanga , 1870-1942, NY, oil on canvas of a young boy seated in a door way holding a dog in his lap, verso reads, signed lower right, "M Falanga," 14" x 10", "Prepared by Winsor & Newton, 38 Rathbone Place," and framers name. Minor crackle to surface and minor chip losses. Frame has chipped off molding on lower right of frame.
The Cobbs
Nov. 10, 2013
Michele Falanga (American, 1870-1942)
Est: $600 - $800
DESCRIPTION: Michele Falanga (American, 1870-1942). Oil on board. Market scene. Signed lower left. In a gold leaf frame. MEASUREMENTS: 13-1/2" x 9-3/8". Overall with frame 18-1/8" x 14-3/8". CONDITION: With some inpainting in lower right corner and with a small repair, upper center. Some crackling throughout.
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 30, 2010
DOUBLE PORTRAIT BY MICHELE FALANGA (NAPLES, 1870-1942).
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
DOUBLE PORTRAIT BY MICHELE FALANGA (NAPLES, 1870-1942). Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Two boys playing with dogs. New York preparer's label. 4"h. 18"w., in a modern gilt frame, 33 3/4"h. 27 3/4"w.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Aug. 26, 2009
MICHELE FALANGA (American, 1870-1942) LUCKY SEVEN.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Oil on canvas mounted to board shows three boys rolling dice with barnboard background. One of the boys who is a shoe shiner has left his tools of the trade, rolled the dice and has come up with a "7". Signed middle right "M Falanga". Housed in a gold wood frame. SIZE: 18" x 24". CONDITION: Restored with inpainting. 9-96522
James D. Julia
Aug. 28, 2008
MICHELE FALANGA (American 1870-1942) "IT'S
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
MICHELE FALANGA (American, 1870-1942) "IT'S A HOMER, 1911". Outstanding oil on canvas schoolyard baseball game scene. Showing a boy in blue overalls and white shirt just hitting a good hit. Home plate is at his feet and behind him is a boy in brown shorts and white shirt wearing a catcher's mask and glove. Thirteen other boys with similar outfits for each team are seen in background with amazed expressions at the long hit ball. A wood fence is seen beyond the grassy field under a tree branch. Inscribed and signed bottom right, "Copyright 1911 by M. Falanga". Housed in a fine carved and gilt wood frame with linen liner and gilt name plaque. Mr. Falanga moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1901 from Naples, Italy and founded and directed the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts. Only a handful of his paintings have come to market, and this work exemplifies his talent and ability to capture the moment. The subject matter of baseball is rare at this early time period and this is an outstanding example. SIZE: 25"h x 30"w. PROVENANCE: From an old Southern Maine Collection. CONDITION: Relined. Very good with a masking varnish. 9-94118 (15,000-25,000)
James D. Julia