EDITA WALTEROWNA BROGLIO (Smiltene, Latvia 1886 – Rome 1977) Still-life (in black) 1964 Pietrasante mosaic tails, 32 x 33.5 cm Provenance: Rome, private collection Bibliography: Edita Walterowna Broglio, catalog of the exhibition of Macerata, edited by Giuseppe Appella, Mario Quesada, Anne-Marie Sauzeau Boetti, Rome 1991, cat. 96.
Giuseppe Barberi (Rome 1746-1809) Sepulchre of Ptolemy 1780-1790 circa Traces of pencil, pen and gray and brown ink watercolor on white paper, framed on blue paper, 280 x 403 mm Entitled in pen, lower left: “Sepolcro di Tolomeo”; numbered top right: “22” Triumph site with ruined arches 1780-1790 circa Traces of pencil, pen…
Ernesto Lapadula (Pisticci 1902 – Rome 1968) Two project variants for a seaside villa in Monterosso alle Cinque Terre 1935 Pencil and colored pencil on paper, 295 x 392 mm Inscribed and signed lower right: Monterosso 23 sett 35 / lapadula Before graduating in 1931 under the guidance of Marcello Piacentini, Lapadula began his professional…
Carlo Scarpa (Venice 1906 – Sendai 1978) Chandeliers Sketches for M.V.M. Cappellin Manufacture, Murano 1926-28 circa graphite and watercolor on paper, 31.5 x 21.5 cm Carlo Scarpa’s collaboration with M.V.M. Cappellin began in 1926, even before he finished his studies and represents the first important episode in the Venetian architect’s career. In the glassmaker…
Carlo Scarpa (Venice 1906 – Sendai 1978) Projectual study of the floor plan of Casa Veritti in Udine 1955 Pencil and colored pastels on paper, 706 x 161 mm within original wood and glass assembly by Carlo Scarpa Signed and dated, with the inscription running from right to left: “Villa Veritti in Udine 17.XI.1955 disegnato…
Giovanni David (Cabella 1743 – Genoa 1790) Birth of the Virgin 1784-1785 Black ink pen, polychrome watercolors, tempera on paper, 507 x 485 mm Provenance: Rome, private collection Executed in pandant with Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple, it is presumably the presentation drawing for the commission of the Birth of the Vergin for…
Ferruccio Ferrazzi (Roma 1891-1978) The Horse Track in Villa Borghese Oil on canvas, 73 x 102 cm Signed and dedicated lower right: ‘A Sigfrido Olivieri con schietta amicizia Ferruccio Ferrazzi)
Vittorio Zecchin (Murano 1878-1947) Angel 1927 Polychrome and golden leaf gilded vitreus tesserae mosaic on wood panel, 315 x 60 cm Provenance: Brescia, Villa Perlasca, from the mosaic decoration of the chapel
Vittorio Zecchin (Murano 1878–1947) Credenza (Sideboard) 1920-1923 ca. Black lacquered oak wood with purpura arabesque engravings, 110.5 x 137.5 x 52 cm Provenance: Brescia, Mirko Lupezza collection. Bench 1920-1923 ca. Lacquered and painted wood piece of furniture, 148 x 134 x 56 cm Bibliography: I. de Guttry, M.P. Maino, M. Quesada, Le arti…
Paolo Troubetzkoy Intra 1866 – Suna 1937 Gabriele D’Annunzio 1911 Bronze, lost wax, with dark patina, 43 x 31 x 32 cm Signed and dated at base: “Paul Troub[…] 1911”; foundry stamp: “C. Valsuani Cire Perdue” Provenance: Italy, private collection The long-lasting friendship between D’Annunzio and Troubetzkoy, witnessed by their meetings, correspondence and a poetical…