Alessandri, Lorenzo

(2/16/1927 Turin- ) (Italy)

   aka Surfanti Painter, master draughtsman, bookplate designer, and graphic artist. Largely self-taught, but also studied with Giovanni Guarlotti. A Surrealist known for his images of atrocities.

   Reproductions: Eve et le serpent; 1965; oil; Smith, 1980: p. 123 . La Ragazza di Amsterdam; 1966; oil; Smith, 1980: p. 162 [C]. La Ragazza del Ristorante Indochinese; 1966; oil; Smith, 1980: p. 163 [C].

   Source: AKL II 1992: p. 260; Benezit, vol. 1: p. 278.