Fausto Bellino Tasca

Plein Air

Fausto loved painting outside, en plein air. He started working in this manner while a student in Italy and continued to paint outdoors all his life. The paintings in this gallery are all small, they measure 5.5 x 8.6” (14 x 22 cm). Most of them were painted on wood panel, some were painted on canvas. All are in oil.

He called these paintings “oil sketches.” While painting outdoors, he worked alla prima, that is to say, quickly and with virtually no corrections or changes once a mark was made. According to his son, the sketches took very little time to execute — apparently only five to ten minutes.

Haystacks in the Veneto, 1905–1908
Oil on wood panel
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Venice Lagoon, 1905–1908
Oil on wood panel
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Circus Padova, 1905–1908
Oil on wood panel
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Big Bear Lake, 1925 to 1930
Oil on canvas
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Waterfall, 1925 to 1930
Oil on canvas
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Pacific Coast, 1925 to 1930
Oil on canvas
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Los Angeles City Hall, after 1928
Oil on canvas
Collection of the Tasca Estate

Los Angeles Sunset, 1925 to 1930
Oil on canvas
Collection of the Tasca Estate