Luigi Trifoglio – Portrait of the Surgeon Gino Pieri 

Luigi Trifoglio Rome 1888-1939  Portrait of the Surgeon Gino Pieri  1931  Oil on canvas, 130.5 × 109.5 cm  Signed: “Trifoglio Roma 1931”  Bibliography: Gino Pieri, “Luigi Trifoglio ritrattista di medici”, in Nicia. Rivista medica d’arte e varietĂ , A. X, n. 7-8, Milano 1940, pp. 5-9 (ill.); “Un ritrattista di medici Luigi Trifoglio”, L’artista moderno. Rivista d’arte pura e applicata, 1942, pp. 11-12 (ill.).     Interpreter of the return…

Carmine Tripodi – Perseus

Carmine Tripodi (Oppido Mamertina (Reggio Calabria)1899–Rome 1970) Perseus Circa 1935 Boxwood, h 55.5 cm Signed at base: “C. Tripodi” Provenance: Rome, private collection   Regularly present at national exhibitions, at the SocietĂ  degli Amatori e Cultori di Belle Arti, the Biennale Meridionale in Bari, the Mostra d’arte decorativa in Monza and the Venice Biennale, in…

Luigi Simonetti – Pair of medallion portraits

Luigi Simonetti (known of from 1823 to 1871) Pair of medallion portraits circa 1835 Two roundels in terracotta, ⌀ 13.5 cm Both signed: “L. Simonetti F.” Provenance: Rome, private collection   Simonetti depicts the intense portraits of this young pair in silent dialogue in terracotta, employing a highly defined approach in the faces and brief…

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,…

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…