Lot 158: Luigi Busi (Italian, 1838-1884)

The first kiss
signed 'LBusi' (lower right)
oil on panel
16 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. (41.7 x 31 cm.)
see front cover illustration

Busi was a student at the Academy of Bologna. He moved to Rome where he met Fracassini, Faruffi and Fortuni. He decorated many palazzo murals in Bologna. He was awarded prizes in Brera in 1875 and Vienna in 1882. He was a teacher at the Academy of Milan and at the Academy of Bologna. He mainly painted historic and genre subjects.

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