Tito CONTI (1842-1924). Young woman with coral pearl necklace. Oil signed upper right (lined). Height : 53 cm - Width : 42 cm Wooden frame with gilded composition. Note: born in Florence, CONTI entered his hometown's Academy of Fine Arts in 1855 and made his debut in 1861 at the first Italian National Exhibition in Florence. From 1870 onwards, he focused his career on genre painting, making a name for himself with his intimate portraits. He also excelled at depicting fabrics, textures and expressions, capturing with great precision the subtleties of fashion and attitudes of his time.