Elaino Fantuzzi, Italian, French, 1909 to 1987, oil painting on canvas depicting an Orientalist scene in a desert. Signed lower left. Framed. Elaino Fantuzzi is known for Abstract figurative painting, portrait and genre. Elaino Fantuzzi was born in 1909 in Modena, Italy. At the young age of 15, he attended the School of Arts in Verona, and after only one year, was promoted to the Academy. He first opened a studio in Montparnasse, where he struggled for years. He then met Picasso in 1939 and entered his social circle, taking his work beyond Paris to Lione, Bordeaux, and Grenoble. He established relationships with other great artists such as Chagall, Matisse, and Braque, whose influences can clearly be seen throughout his works. In 1948 to 1952, Fantuzzi was commissioned by the Ibin Saud of Saudi Arabia to fresco the Hall of Receptions to the Palace of Taif. He painted scenes of peace and war with the use of animals. This work gained Fantuzzi great notoriety and he became known worldwide. He exhibited in Germany, Belgium, Israel, Switzerland, Lebanon, and the USA. One of a kind artwork.