Lot 83
  • 83

Simon-Joseph-Alexandre-Clément Denis Antwerp 1755 - 1813 Naples

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Simon-Joseph-Alexandre-Clément Denis
  • A waterfall in a rocky river valley
  • signed in ink on the verso D and numbered 19
  • oil on paper prepared with a red ground

Catalogue Note

Although the exact site cannot be identified, this enchanting view of a rocky landscape with a waterfall would be typical on the coast of Naples. Denis made numerous open-air studies, often choosing unusual sites and recording them in varying conditions of weather, light, and season. He often painted freely and quickly in order to capture nature’s changing effects, as exemplified in this painting.