Mid Century New Orleans Courtyard Oil Painting Signed Barucci 1960s Era #2 For Sale

Vintage Mid Century New Orleans Courtyard Oil Painting Signed Barucci 1960s Era #2

Size 19.25” x 34.25” Sight 14.5” x 29.5” Has some wear being 65+ years old as seen in pictures.

Up for sale is a stunning, authentic mid-century original oil (or acrylic) painting on canvas by the artist Barucci. This piece serves as a beautiful companion to the streetscape paintings of the same era, capturing an intimate, sun-drenched courtyard patio scene in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans (Vieux Carré). The artwork beautifully balances the architectural charm of multi-story stucco buildings with lush, tropical Southern foliage.Artist, Theme & Style:The painting is signed "Barucci" in the lower right corner. Executed in a classic Mid-Century Impressionist style, the artist relies heavily on an impasto technique with extensive palette knife work. This creates a wonderful, tactile texture on the blue-green stucco walls, weathered rooftops, and sunny courtyard floor.The thematic focus is an idyllic New Orleans courtyard, featuring towering banana palms and large potted plants framing a sunlit path. A solitary stylized figure stands near a window, adding a peaceful, narrative element to this nostalgic Southern Americana scene.

Historical Disambiguation: While there was a highly prominent 19th-century Italian landscape painter named Pietro Barucci (1845–1917), this painting is a mid-century work. It matches a class of mid-20th-century street scenes created by commercial or regional artists who used "Barucci" as a pseudonym or studio signature for decorative townscape art.

Framing & Structural Details:Frame: The painting is housed in its original, era-authentic 1960s–1970s combed gesso wooden frame. The frame features a dual-tone finish with a white/gray wash rubbed into parallel combed ridges, accented by a muted metallic gold inner liner and outer edge.

Stretcher Bars: The back features a clear manufacturing blind stamp reading "ANCO BILT / GLENDALE, N.Y." with the standard sizing imprint. Anco Wood Specialties was a premier mid-century American art supply manufacturer, dating the creation of this piece firmly between the late 1950s and the 1970s.

Canvas: Original woven artist canvas stretched securely over interlocking wooden stretcher bars.

Condition Report: Painting Surface: Good vintage condition. The paint layer is stable with a couple of active flaking, (See Picture 7) There is a light, natural layer of atmospheric dust settled into the deep impasto crevices, giving it a great authentic patina.

Frame: Strong and structurally sound with tight mitered corners. Shows minor age-appropriate wear and light dust in the grooves, but no major chips or missing gesso sections.

Backing: The original brown kraft paper dust cover on the reverse is brittle and torn due to age, which nicely showcases the authentic Anco Bilt stamp and aged canvas texture underneath. Original hanging wire is attached and functional.

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