Dyalma Stultus – Portrait of Norma Aquilani Stultus
Dyalma Stultus Trieste 1901-Darfo Boario Terme 1977 Portrait of Norma Aquilani Stultus, wife of the artist 1926 Oil on canvas, cm 70,7 × 67,5 Signed and dated upper right: “STULTUS 1926”
Giuseppe Molteni – Portrait of Francesco Hayez
Giuseppe Molteni (Affori 1800 – Milan 1867) Portrait of Francesco Hayez 1825 ca. Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 58 cm
Caterina de Julianis – Penitent Magdalene
Caterina de Julianis (Naples ca. 1670–1743) Penitent Magdalene 1717 Polychrome wax, painted paper, glass, tempera on paper and other materials, 21.5 × 27 cm, within the original gilded and ebonized frame, 53.7 × 59 cm, sealed on the back with lead leaf Signed and dated on the lower left: “Caterina de Julianis F. 1717” Provenance:…
Lawrence MacDonald – Cupid Ruling Apollo’s Swan (Allegory of the Amorous Poetry)
Lawrence MacDonald (Findo Gask, Scotland 1799 – Rome 1878) Cupid Ruling Apollo’s Swan (Allegory of the Amorous Poetry) 1840 ca.; marble, h. cm 100, signed on a wing: “L. MACDONALD”, provenance: Italy, descendants of the artist
Giuseppe Sanmartino – Couple of Figures in Chinoiserie
Giuseppe Sanmartino, attributed to (Naples 1720 – 1793) Couple of Figures in Chinoiserie: Female Figure at the Mirror, Male Figure with Mirror and Mask 1770 ca. Marble, gildings, height 80 cm Provenance: San Giorgio a Cremano, Naples, Villa Bruno; Rome, Bruno family These unique marble statuettes – of two people whose features, hairstyle…
Xavier Bueno – Self-portrait
Xavier Bueno (Vera De Bidesoa, Navarra 1915 – Fiesole 1979) Selfportrait 1943 ca. Oil on wood, cm 55 x 40 Label on backside: “Saverio Bueno Autoritratto” Provenance: Florence, Private Collection
Xavier Bueno – Self-portrait
Xavier Bueno Vera de Bidasoa, Spain 1915-Fiesole 1979 Self-Portrait 1947 Oil on canvas on panel, 45 x 34 cm Signed and dated: Xavier Bueno 1947 Provenance: Milan, private collection Painted in 1947, Self-Portrait coincides perfectly with the idea of ‘reality’ pursued by Xavier Bueno, who in the same year developed it to create,…
Renato Tomassi – Portrait at the Front
Renato Tomassi (Subiaco [Rome] 1884 – Rome 1972) Portrait at the Front 1918 Oil on canvas, 90 x 60 cm Signed, upper left: “RT” Provenance: Italy, heirs Tomassi Bibliography: Renato Tomassi the painter der Maler (1884-1972), ed. By F. Domestici and F. Tomassi, Florence 1999, cat. X; Renato Tomassi (1884-1972). Dalle Secessioni al Realismo magico,…
Ottavio Leoni – Conversation piece
Ottavio Leoni (Rome 1578-1630) Conversation Piece 1598 ca. Oil on copper, 29,7 x 38,9 cm Provenance: Forlì, private collection
Roberto Melli – Portrait of Sebastiano Carta
Roberto Melli (Ferrara 1885 – 1958) Portrait of the Poet Sebastiano Carta 1940 Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm Signed, lower right: “Melli” Provenance: Rome, L’attico galleria d’arte; Rome, Pier Demetrio Ferrero collection; Rome, private collection Bibliography: Mostra commemorativa di Roberto Melli, exh. cat., Rome, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, ed. by N. Ponente,…