An oil painting on board featuring a surreal dreamlike landscape. Signed lower right G. de Chirico. Housed in an ornate gilt wooden frame. Hand marked and stamped on the back side. Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico, 1888 to 1978, was an Italian artist and writer born in Greece. In the years before World War I, he founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists. His best known works often feature Roman arcades, long shadows, mannequins, trains, and illogical perspective. His imagery reflects his affinity for the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and of Friedrich Nietzsche, and for the mythology of his birthplace. Modern, Metaphysical Italian Paintings And Fine Art Collectibles.