De Simone Cubist Queen | Lithograph Royal Collection
DESCRIPTION This De Simone Lithograph Royal Collection is by Susanna DeSimone at her family's historic studio — Fabbrica della Ceramica — in Palermo, Sicily. This limited-edition lithograph collection was originally painted by Giovanni DeSimone. His daughter Susanna DeSimone produced a limited-edition collection. Only 100 produced. Frames are not included. This is a paper lithograph — not a fired ceramic — produced in a limited edition. Frame and matting are not included. The small imperfections such as the difference in color, shape, diameter or small bubbles that form inside, do not constitute a defect but testify that it is actually an artisanal product. Specifications Material: Limited-edition lithograph print Made in: Palermo, Sicily Artist: Susanna DeSimone, from original paintings by Giovanni DeSimone Dimensions: 18" × 13" Edition: Limited edition, 100 produced Care: Frame behind UV-protective glass; keep out of direct sunlight. Frame is not included Questions buyers ask Is this a limited edition? Yes — only 100 sets of this print collection were produced. Is the frame included? Frames are not included. We recommend framing each print behind UV-protective glass to preserve color brilliance. What's the difference between Susanna DeSimone and Giovanni DeSimone? Giovanni DeSimone founded the studio in mid-20th-century Palermo and worked alongside Pablo Picasso, who shared his innovation of using bright red in glazed ceramics. Susanna DeSimone is Giovanni's daughter and continues the studio today, now operating as Fabbrica della Ceramica. She paints in a similar cubist-folk style as her father but with her own contemporary palette and signature. Is this a good Italian gift? Yes — especially for housewarmings, hostess gifts, birthdays, and lovers of Italian or Sicilian art. Susanna DeSimone pieces are some of the most distinctively Italian objects we carry. We gift-wrap on request, ship nationwide, and have been the San Francisco source for authentic Italian gifts since 1946. Why buy Italian gifts from Biordi rather than other retailers? Biordi Art Imports has been San Francisco's source for authentic Italian ceramics and gifts since 1946. Voted Best Overall Retailer in the San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay readers' poll for five consecutive years. Designated a San Francisco Legacy Business (#LBR-2020-21-029), and the city declared May 1 "Biordi Art Imports Day" in 2021. Every piece comes from a named Italian artisan, family workshop, or heritage house we work with directly — FIMA, CF Deruta, Pia Formato, Eugenio Ricciarelli, Susanna DeSimone, Geribi, Bucci Ceramiche, Ortigia Sicilia, Italesse, and Salviati. So each piece is genuinely one-of-a-kind. Not a stock-photo listing, not a mass-produced import, not a reproduction. ARTISAN STORY The Susanna DeSimone artistic tradition was founded in Palermo, Sicily, by her father Giovanni DeSimone — a renowned and innovative artisan known for intense colors and a cubist drawing style similar to Pablo Picasso. Early in his career, Giovanni DeSimone worked alongside Picasso, and the two shared an innovation: the use of bright red in glazed ceramics, which Picasso loved. "I express what comes through my imagination, filtering old and new memories, comparing my experiences and my understanding," Giovanni DeSimone wrote in 1991. Biordi Art Imports was the first US distributor of Giovanni DeSimone's work — a relationship that began in the studio's earliest years in America and continues today with his daughter, Susanna DeSimone, who carries the tradition forward. Her limited production bears her signature alongside the studio's new name, Fabbrica della Ceramica.