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Lucia Sarto, Italian painter, was born in the Province of Udine, 1950. In Trieste, when she was barely eleven, she was awarded the First Prize on the occasion of a Regional School painting contest. She was barely eleven years old when she was awarded First Prize in a regional school's painting contest in Trieste.Sarto studied art in Venice and Turin where the works of Southern Romantic painters such as De Nittis, Palizzi and Giganti have greatly influenced her work.American impressionist John Singer 1856-1925 was also an influence. But it was under the tutelage of well known artist V. Guidi that Sarto developed her own style.

Sarto's paintings are expressions of fresh and spontaneous images. Her subtle painting technique is characterized by lightenes shades of green and blue. She has assimilated the poetic yet sober colours of the Ancient Venetian Masters. These are all evident in Sarto's choice of hues and lightness of strokes. Lucia Sarto's artwork has been exhibited in the Municipal Museum of Foggia.Early in her career, she was awarded"Paintress of the Year" by the City of Como, Italy. Sarto's artwork can be found in various public and private collections in New York, Munich, Tokyo, Vienna, Frankfurt, London and Portofino. In April 2006 Lucia Sarto exhibited her paintings at the Otto Galerie in Vienna. In summer of that years giclees of her more recent works were requested to adorn the interiors of Cafè Jaleo, a cultural meeting-place in Lanzarote.