Mid-Century Neapolitan  Oil Painting: "Nel Pollaio" In the Chicken Coop

A twentieth-century oil painting of a chicken coop interior — roosters, hens, and chicks among scattered straw and climbing vines overhead. Light streams through the slatted roof. The brushwork is loose and assured — the kind of work that captures a moment rather than rendering it perfectly.

Signed by the artist (lower right) U. Zannoni. Housed in its original gold-leaf frame, which carries a label from a Naples frame shop — via Nardones — marking its Italian provenance.

A small scene with real presence.

Condition: Good.

Origin: Italy, twentieth century

Details:

• Oil on canvas
• Signed (lower right)
• Canvas: 24 × 29 cm (9.4" × 11.4")
• Framed: 41 × 46 cm (16.1" × 18.1")
• Original gold-leaf frame
• Framed by Cornici e Vetri, Naples
• Ready to hang

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