Alberto Martini (Oderzo 1876-Milan 1954) The Holy Thorns 1897 China pen on paper, affixed to paper support, 158 x 345 mm Signed and dated lower right on title block: AMartini 97; signed, dated and inscribed on the support, lower left to right, in pen: “ALBERTO MARTINI. 1897. | LE SPINE SANTE | “IL POEMA DEL…
Jean Syndon-Faurie (Caniac-du-Causse 1869 – Paris 1937) Study of a male head 1907 ca. Study of a male head with headpiece 1907 ca. oil on canvas, 48,5 x 43,5 cm, each Provenance: Rome, private collection The life of the talented painter Jean Syndon-Faurie, who studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris, was awarded…
Giuseppe Siccardi (Albino 1883-Bergamo 1956) Self-portrait 1943 Colored pastels on black paper, 650 x 470 mm Bottom right: A mio figlio Fermo/nelle speranze per il suo avvenire di uomo onesto- e ricordi suo padre sempre/ G. Siccardi 1943 (To my son Fermo / in the hopes for his future as an honest man – and…
Adolf Hirémy Hirschl (Temesvar 1860 – Rome 1933) Reclining draped female figure 1889 circa Charcoal and chalk on brownish paper, 344 x 531 mm Drawn down in the artist’s heyday – in 1891, he received Austria’s most coveted honor, the Kaiserpreis, at its second edition, the first assigned to Gustav Klimt – this preparatory…
Giuseppe Barberi (Rome 1746-1809) Triumph site with ruined arches 1780-1790 circa Traces of pencil, pen and gray and brown ink watercolor on white paper, framed on blue paper, 237 x 400 mm Entitled in pen, lower left: “Sito di trionfo con archi rovinati”; numbered top right: “20” Prolific draftsman, Barberi has been defined…
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…
Pelagio Palagi (Bologna 1775-Turin 1860) Album of 32 views of Rome and surroundings, taken from life with ideal reconstructions of ancient buildings circa 1806 Album of 30 sheets, of which 29 drawn in pen and brown ink with traces of pencil, two also drawn on the back and one in pencil, 238 × 377 mm each Provenance: England, private collection The genre of drawing from life of Roman vedute boasts a centuries-long tradition among the artists of diverse…
Gaetano de Simone Naples 1747–circa 1822 Portrait of the astronomer Giuseppe Cassella (Cusano Mutri 1755-Naples 1808) 1789 Oil on canvas, 66 × 52 cm Signed and dated on the back of the frame, top: “Gaetano De Simone 1789 Napoli”; lower left: “Gaetano De Simoni” Provenance: Italy, private collection Gaetano De Simone was rediscovered only recently as a protagonist of aristocratic Neapolitan…
Filippo Tagliolini Fogliano di Cascia 1745–Naples 1809 Portrait of Sir William Hamilton 1781- 1783 Rectangular terracotta plaque, 43.5 × 30 cm Coeval frame in veneered wood, probably southern Provenance: Naples, private collection Sir William Hamilton, Plenipotentiary Ambassador of His Britannic Majesty to the Kingdom of Naples, is depicted in profile, facing to the left and attired in full dress…
Teodoro Matteini (Pistoia, 1754 – Venice, 1831) Portrait of a Young Woman with a Medallion 1797 Oil on canvas, 67 x 49.5 cm Signed and dated bottom right: “Teodoro Matteini / f.[fece] in Berg.[amo] / 1797” Provenance: Bergamo, Davide Cugini collection; Bologna, Eugenio Busmanti collection In the shade of a woody scene, that…
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