Fausto Bellino Tasca

Early Portfolio

The images that follow are a sample of Fausto Tasca’s early work. Fausto was not in the habit of dating his work, neither did he indicate where a work was done. However, some of the images themselves provide evidence of date and/or location. For example, the conte crayon sketch was probably done en plein air in the countryside surrounding Venice. That would put this particular sketch during his years of study in Venice, 1904–1906. The watercolor painting of an elaborate fireplace surround was done inside the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, and can be dated to roughly the same period.

Self-portrait, 1902–1906
Oil on linen
Private Collection

Landscape Study, 1904–1906
Conte crayon on paper
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Interior Palazzo, Venice, 1904–1906
Watercolor on paper
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Still Life, 1904–1906
Watercolor on paper
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Study of hands, 1904–1906
Ink on paper
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Roman Emperor Aulus Vitellius
1904–1906
Graphite on paper
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Emperor, possibly Augustus Caesar
1904–1906
Graphite on paper
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Roman postcard, 1907–1908
Offset lithography
Original lost

Angel after Raffaello, 1920
Watercolor on paper
Collection of the Tasca Estate