Fortunino Matania (1881-1963) also known as Chevalier Fortunino Matania, was an Italian illustrator best known for his detailed and realistic depictions of World War I trench warfare and historical subjects. "The public demanded it," he once said, reflecting the public interest in his work. Born in 1881 in Naples, Italy, Matania moved to London, England, where he established his career. He was influenced by his father, Eduardo Matania, and worked primarily in the medium of illustration.
This is Part 5 of a 5-part series on the works of Fortunino Matania:
Self Portrait as a Boy
oil on canvas 35.5 x 30.5 cmSelf Portrait study
oil on canvas, squared 36.5 x 29.2 cmSelf Portrait
pencil on brown paper 36.5 x 29 cmSermon on the Mount
oil on canvas 59.3 x 74.9 cmSermon on the Mount
detailSermon on the Mount
detailShowing the Rocket
pencil and colour wash on board 35 x 54.5 cmSkeletons in Armour
pencil, ink and wash on board 30.5 x 22.8 cmStagecoach in a Snowdrift
oil on canvasStagecoach in a Snowdrift
detailStill life of red flowers and an ornament on a marble table
oil on panel 34.3 x 24.1 cmStill Life
oil on canvas 53.3 x 40.6 cmStudy of a seated flapper
pencil 22.8 x 15.2 cmThe Artist's Wife
oil on canvas 67 x 49 cmThe Bingo Game
pen and grey ink and grey wash 38.1 x 27 cmThe Bride and Groom
oil on panel 22.5 x 13.5 cmThe Egg Seller
oil on canvas 50 x 36 cmThe Holy Stable
oil on canvas 33 x 23 cmThe Machine Gunners
pencil and colour wash on board 41.5 x 54.5 cmThe Machine Gunners
detailThe Puppeteer
pencil and watercolour 46 x 39 cmThe Searchlight
pencil and grey wash on board 38 x 55 cmThe Taj Mahal, drawn on the spot when a guest of H.M. George V during/the Delhi Durbar
pencil and watercolour on card 28 x 43.5 cmThe Troubadour
oil on canvas 61 x 76.2 cmThe Troubadour
detailThe Troubadour
detailThe Willow Trail
oil on canvas 29 x 41 cmThe Willow Trail
oil on canvas 30 x 41 cmThe wonderful year but a bullet got me in the left arm while we were attacking a German trench
ink on paper 32 x 21 cm
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| Two men on a road detail |
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| Two men on a road detail |
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| Vanity oil on canvas laid down on board 24.3 x 18.3 cm |
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| Women bathing in a Roman Bath pencil and watercolour |
