Favre: archeologo Schliemann

Maurice Constant Favre – Bust of Heinrich Schliemann

Maurice Constant Favre (Saint Maurice 1875 – Paris 1919) Portrait of Heinrich Schliemann (Neubukow 1822 – Naples 1890) 1918 Marble, 75 x 100 x 63 cm Signed and dated lower right on the base: “MAURICE FAVRE 1918” Provenance: Paris, private collection. Archives consulted: Paris, MusĂ©e d’Orsay; Boulogne Billancourt, MusĂ©e des AnnĂ©es Trente; Neubukow, Schliemann Museum;…

Kaeshmann: portrait

Josef Kähsmann – Francis I of Austria

Josef Kähsmann Vienna 1784-1856 Francis I of Austria 1826 Marble, h 54 x 24 x 20 cm Signed on the right: “KI (monogram) Romae 1826” Provenance: Rome, private collection     This portrait bust of Emperor Francis I was executed in 1826 in Rome and was made by the neo-classical sculptor Josef Kähsmann (1784-1856). Born…

Joseph Deym von StříteĹľ and Leonhard Posch – Sir William Hamilton

Joseph MĂĽller Deym Wognitz 1752–Prague 1804 and Leonhard Posch FĂĽgen, Austria 1750–Berlin 1831 William Hamilton 1793 Polychrome wax, within a leaded glass case on a Portoro Buono marble plinth, h 39 cm (with gilded pedestal) Inscribed on back: “S.W. HAMILTON” Provenance: Naples, private collection   Count Joseph Deym von StrĂ­tez (Wognitz 1752 – Prague 1804)…

Alberto Gerardi, Vittorio Zecchin – Flower vase holder

Alberto Gerardi (Roma 1889-1965) Vittorio Zecchin, for Cappellin Venini & C., Murano (Murano 1878-1947) Flower Vase Holder in the form of a Caprifig Tree 1920 ca. Wrought iron and glass, h 212 cm, diameter 52 cm   Bibliography and Exhibitions: I Biennale romana Esposizione nazionale di belle arti nel cinquantenario della capitale Roma, exh.  cat.,…

Domenico Baccarini – Selfportrait

Domenico Baccarini Faenza 1882–1907 Self-Portrait 1903 Pen on paper, 170 x 135 mm Signed and dated lower right: “D Baccarini 1903”       The uninterrupted series of self-portraits carried out by Domenico Baccarini constitutes a substantial visual diary of his brief life. A common thread firmly links private sphere with artistic research, the tension…

Gaspare Landi – Bianca Milesi

Gaspare Landi (Piacenza 1756-1830) Bianca Milesi 1811-1814 Oil on canvas, 61 x 48.5 cm On the back of the original canvas, apocryphal Appiani initials: “AA” Provenance: Rome, artist’s collection; Rome, Pietr’Antonio Landi, from 1830; Milan, private collection. Bibliography: Mellini 2000, pp. 74, 116, fig. 22; Mellini 2004, p. 45, 58. Identified from an archive photograph…

Francesco Paolo Michetti – Study of a Female Head

Francesco Paolo Michetti Francesco Paolo Michetti Tocco da Casauria 1851-Francavilla al Mare 1929 Study of a Female Head 1883 Pastel on paper, 450 x 400 mm Signed and dated: “FP. Michetti ”83″ Provenance: Rome, Amelia AlmegiĂ  and Aldo Ambron, acquired from the artist; descendants of the Ambrons Bibliography: Janni 1910, 11, p. 966; Ojetti 1910,…

Gaetano Forte – Portrait of a Flute Player

Gaetano Forte (Salerno 1790 – Naples 1871) Portrait of a Flute Player 1813-1816 Oil on paper on canvas, 24 x 25.5 cm Inscriptions: on the frame, in pencil, “Cutolo” Provenance: Naples, private collection; Rome, private collection   The subject, portrayed three-quarters while playing the flute, is seen in an enclosed space with a grey background…

Lipinsky

Sigmund Lipinsky – Young Girl

Sigmund Lipinsky GrudziÄ…dz 1873 – Rome 1940 Young Girl 1914 Pencil and pastel on paper, 29 x 26 cm Signed lower left «S Lipinsky Roma 14» Bibliography: Catalogo 1914, p. 51, n. 264 Exhibitions: I Esposizione Internazionale del Bianco e Nero, Firenze, 1914;   Noted above all for his production in drawing, Sigmund Lipinsky was…

Salvator Rosa – Screaming Skull

Salvator Rosa Naples 1615-Rome 1673   Screaming Skull 1640 – 1645 ca.   Oil on canvas, 24 x 19.3 cm     This small canvas portrays a skull in the act of screaming (or snearing), with its mouth open wide and tufts of grey hair attached to the head. Rendered with rapid strokes of thick…