Residency and Solo Exhibition at Fondazione Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy, April 2023

I was in Florence, Italy for the entire month of April 2023 for a printmaking residency at Fondazione Il Bisonte and a solo exhibition entitled Seconda Natura in their gallery. Many thanks to Simone Guaita, President of Il Bisonte and Silvia Bellotti, Gallery Director and all the assistants and students at Il Bisonte for a wonderful and memorable residency.

Stayed very close to Il Bisonte at Via San Niccolo 81

Antique press at Il Bisonte — Beautiful but it no longer works

Another photo of the Antique press at Il Bisonte — Beautiful but it no longer works

Florence is famous for its bistecca. Enjoying a great meal with Marco Poma.

Bruce Edelstein, (my cousin) curated this exhibition at the Palazzo Pitti — Eleanora di Toledo.

Bronzino’s painting

A favorite sculpture of mine at the Palazzo Pitti

Bruce and Evan at Evan’s show, Seconda Natura

At Evan’s exhibition with Silvia Bellotti

Met up with Joyce Buck, a fellow chemistry student from SUNY College at Cortland. We graduated in 1970!

Santa Croce

Great art everywhere in Florence

First plate at Il Bisonte

Proofing the plate

Evan with finished plate and proof

Edition printed by Fabio Riaudo

Marco Poma

Finished print

Simone Guaita, President of Il Bisonte

The other print I did in Florence - This was a smaller print done entirely in drypoint called Bistecca.

Fabio printing

Visited the Casa Buonarotti to learn about the restoration of Artemisia Gentileschi’s Allegory of Inclination

View of Florence

View of the Arno

The Arno at night

Nice print by Natalia Antonenko done at Il Bisonte

Walter Rindone with his print in a Florence exhibition

Visit with Bruce Edelstein, and Francesco Spinelli

View from their house in Tuscany

Milk thistle

Selfie with Francesco, Bruce and Phyllis

Bruce and Phyllis Edelstein at my exhibition, Seconda Natura

Uninvited lunch guests at the Uffizi

Students and instructors from Il Bisonte

Italian printmakers gathered at Il Bisonte

Nice dinner the last night of my trip with Joyce, Carol anf Joe