902. Mario de Ferrante (Italian/American, 1898-1992), "Abstract", c. 1950; oil/board, 24" x 20", signed. Studied with Antonio Mancini in Italy before coming to the United States in 1922. He was one of the original signers of the Italian Manifesto, ringing in Futurism. When he first came to the US, he executed murals and afresco, as well as being one of the first members of the Serigraphy Institute of Los Angeles. His work is in the collections of the Library of Congress, U.S. Bureau of Information (Wash. DC), Princeton, Yale, and Brigham Young Universities. 2500-3500