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Mixed media on panel · 60 × 75 cm · 2022
The Saxophonist is a powerful and emotionally charged work by Francesco Ferrari and the iconic image of his Solo Jazz series. With bold, gestural brushstrokes and a striking contrast of deep blacks, warm ochres and vibrant yellows, the artist captures a jazz musician completely absorbed in his playing.
The figure bends into the saxophone with intense concentration, the golden instrument glowing against the neutral background. Ferrari reduces the scene to pure energy and movement, turning the act of making music into a raw, almost spiritual gesture. This work became the central image of the 2022 Solo Jazz exhibition in Orvieto and perfectly embodies the spirit of the entire series: music as liberation, passion and pure expression.
Mixed media on panel · 60 × 75 cm · 2022
The Saxophonist is a powerful and emotionally charged work by Francesco Ferrari and the iconic image of his Solo Jazz series. With bold, gestural brushstrokes and a striking contrast of deep blacks, warm ochres and vibrant yellows, the artist captures a jazz musician completely absorbed in his playing.
The figure bends into the saxophone with intense concentration, the golden instrument glowing against the neutral background. Ferrari reduces the scene to pure energy and movement, turning the act of making music into a raw, almost spiritual gesture. This work became the central image of the 2022 Solo Jazz exhibition in Orvieto and perfectly embodies the spirit of the entire series: music as liberation, passion and pure expression.