Delgrosso Artist Biography Appraisal

Artist Biography Label from Omell Manyung Galleries for Theo Delgrosso

This item is an original artist provenance and biographical label attached to the reverse of a framed artwork. The label is printed on off-white paper and features the letterhead of 'Omell Manyung Galleries,' formerly located on Nepean Highway in Mt. Eliza, Victoria. The header includes an illustrative sketch of the gallery building and confirms the gallery was established in 1968. The text provides a detailed biography for the artist Theo Delgrosso, noting he was born in Italy in 1947 and is a landscape and genre painter. It lists his artistic education under Robert Hollingworth, significant exhibitions in the early 1980s (at Balmoral, Avenwinel, and Serpentine Galleries), and various awards such as the Colac Historical Society Landscape award. The label is secured to a brown fiberboard or Masonite backing with aged adhesive tape, and a thin black picture hanging wire crosses the foreground. The paper shows age-related yellowing (toning), minor staining, and creasing, particularly along the edges where it meets the backing board. This document serves as significant provenance for an Australian fine art piece from the late 20th century.