Fortunino Matania (1932)

No title. C, U of paintings by the artist Fortunino Matania, they are painted in a classical style with many curvaceous seminude women. A Policeman s lot may not be a happy one, but lots of us must envy the famous Artist with his, apparently, carefree method of C, U of the artist very bohemian in smoking jacket and bow tie. C, U of the artist s model. A woman dressed in skimpy white robe posing with a bow and arrow. Fortunino arranges her robe and hair to his liking. C, U of the woman posing. C, U of Fortunino at his easel. M, S of the model. C, U of artist as he looks towards the model and away again. He smokes a cigarette as he paints. M, S of model. C, U of his sketch of the woman. M, S of the artist smoking and sketching. Camera tilts upwards to show the body of the model. Incidentally, millions of us may remember the famous war picture of Mr Matania Goodbye Old Pal of a contrast to the present C, U of the artists sketch as he depicts the woman sitting upon a horse. We