Alberto Martini (Oderzo 1876 - Milan 1954) "Morning Awakening" 1931 tempera on cardboard 55x46 cm Signed lower right Signed, titled, and dated Paris Montparnasse 1931 on the reverse Provenance Heirs of Private collection Exhibitions “Mostra ciclica di Alberto Martini. Works from 1895 to the present day†Bottega delle Arti, Brescia, November 22 - December 12, 1954, no. 24 ill. in catalogue Alberto Martini" Galleria d'Arte Stivani, Bologna, November 9 - December 9, 1974, no. 6 ill. in catalog Alberto Martini. Pittura 1919-1940" Galleria dei Bibliofili, Milan, 1975, 6 illustrations in the catalog Alberto Martini. Mostra antologica†Palazzo della Permanente, Milan, December 1985 - January 1986; Museo Civico “L. Bailo,†Treviso, Februaryâ€"March 1986, p. 152, no. 147 ill. in catalog Literature M. Milani “Alberto Martini†Milan, S.A.D.E.L., 1944, colour ill. (with title “Sogno di un mattino di primaveraâ€) C. Belloli “Il surrealismo di Alberto Martini†(The Surrealism of Alberto Martini) Brescia, Edizioni Bottega delle Arti, Monographic Series Masters of Contemporary Art, 1954, p. 21