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Antonio Lombardi

“Antonio Lombardi” is the nom de plume of Peter Knowles. Knowles specialises in creating original
hand painted replicas “in the style of” Lichtenstein, Warhol and Haring amongst other contemporary
artists and is known for his Pop Art replicas.


In his own words, Knowles explains - “Some time ago I thought I’d like to try out something
different from my usual Pop Art reproductions. Something more classic, with a bit more gravitas
than my usual Warhol or Lichtenstein rock n roll replicas.


I tried a few Picassos which, despite their apparent simplicity were actually quite difficult to
replicate. I then decided tried to reproduce some paintings of Marc Chagall whose work and
style I’ve been passionate about for more years than I care to remember. Not easy either but
I’m very satisfied with the end results.


My fantasy is of Antonio Lombardi as a penniless but eccentric Italian artist living in his tiny
studio in the small village of Carmignano, just outside Florence, barely able to afford much more
on a daily basis than a meal of pasta, an espresso the cheapest of Chianti and of course the
obligatory Natzionali Italian cigarettes”.


Knowles continues – “I felt that the Chagall reproductions and similar works needed a different
“persona” to replicate them. Peter Knowles has become synonymous with Pop Art and Antonio
Lombardi gave a nice Continental flavour to a painter of affordable replicas of masterpieces the
originals of which most peoplecould never afford to own. Offering an original painting in Acrylics rather than just a screen
printing gives the final result depth and texture and something as close as you’ll ever get to
being able to own and enjoy the real thing.”

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