Gabriele Pietro Varese (1884 Palermo - 1971)
Gouache on paper, signed lower right, dated (19) 29 lower right.
31.5 x 48 cm
Painter and sculptor, Varese worked in Paris from 1914. For 20 years he chaired the Association of Italian Artists of Paris. He is known to have dedicated a large number of his works to horse racing.
A very similar work is kept in the Collections of Paris City Museums. (Musées de la Ville de Paris).