Montici Catalogue Raisonne Reaches 336 Artworks

Our research continues.

Between Jan. 2021 and July 2022, the Montici Society added 19 previously uncatalogued Montici mosaics to its master database.

Our continuously updated amateur catalogue raisonne now includes photos and information on 336 Richard Blow artworks -- 320 mosaics, plus 16 paintings.

The 320 mosaics are less than a quarter of his estimated 1,500 pietra dura pieces, but collectively provide striking  proof of his artistic talent and rich imagination. Our mosaics database currently includes:

·        15 TABLES (dining and coffee)

·        9 DESK OBJECTS (cigarette boxes, paperweights)

·        296 WALL MOSAICS

Those 296 wall mosaics feature a wide variety of artistic themes:

·        17 SURREAL

·        39 ABSTRACT GEOMETRICS

·        28 HANDS

·        30 BUTTERFLIES

·        18 CLASSICAL/MYTHOLOGICAL

·        17 BUILDINGS & ARCHES

·        24 PEOPLE

·        13 LANDSCAPES

·        28 SEALIFE

·        23 ANIMALS & BIRDS

·        29 STILL LIFE (fruits, vases and bottles, flowers)

·        12 VEHICLES (trains, boats, balloons)

·        11 OBJECTS (guns, weighing scales)

·        7 OTHER (celestial/astronomy, symbols)

Michael Schmicker