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Pietro Capelli
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Pietro Capelli
- an architectural capriccio with a statue of Hercules and figures in classical costume
- signed lower right: P.ro Capelli f.
- oil on canvas
Provenance
O. Huldschinsky, Berlin, 1926;
Sale, Cologne, Lempertz, 14 December 1926, lot 124;
With Galerie F. Gurlitt, Berlin, 1927;
With K.W.B. Bachstitz, The Hague, 1937-43;
Dr. E. Göpel,The Hague, 1943;
Führermuseum, Linz, 1943;
Returned to the custody of the Stichting Nederlandsch Kunstbezit, 1946 (NK1892);
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen, on loan 1987-2010;
Restituted to heirs of K. W. B. Bachstitz, 2010.
Exhibited
Berlin, Galerie F. Gurlitt, Italienische Malerei, 1927, no. 21;
's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, Heino, Kasteel Het Nijenhuis, Haarlem, Frans Halsmuseum, Herinneringen aan Italië. Kunst en toerisme in de 18e eeuw, 1984, no. 272;
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen, From Titian to Tiepolo. Italian Paintings in Dutch Collections, 1989-90, no. 70;
Naples, Palazzo Reale, Capolavori in Festa, 1997-8, no. 1.31.
's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, Heino, Kasteel Het Nijenhuis, Haarlem, Frans Halsmuseum, Herinneringen aan Italië. Kunst en toerisme in de 18e eeuw, 1984, no. 272;
Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen, From Titian to Tiepolo. Italian Paintings in Dutch Collections, 1989-90, no. 70;
Naples, Palazzo Reale, Capolavori in Festa, 1997-8, no. 1.31.
Literature
C. Wright, Paintings in Dutch Museums, Amsterdam 1980, p. 72;
R.R. De Haas, 'Bureau van de Rijksinspecteur voor roerende monumenten', in Ministerie van Cultuur Recreatie en Maatschappelijk Werk Nederlandse Rijksmusea in 1983, The Hague 1984, p. 306;
R. de Leeuw ed., Herinneringen aan Italië. Kunst en toerisme in de 18e eeuw, exhibition catalogue, Zwolle 1984, p. 221, no. 272;
From Titian to Tiepolo. Italian Paintings in Dutch Collections, exhibition catalogue, Rotterdam 1989, pp. 130-1, no. 70;
All the Paintings of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 1992, p. 64, no. 405;
I. Rocks, Italian Paintings from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Dutch Public Collections, Florence 1997, p. 42, no. 28;
R. Lattuada, Capolavori in Festa, exhibition catalogue, Naples 1997, pp.190-1, no. 1.31.
R.R. De Haas, 'Bureau van de Rijksinspecteur voor roerende monumenten', in Ministerie van Cultuur Recreatie en Maatschappelijk Werk Nederlandse Rijksmusea in 1983, The Hague 1984, p. 306;
R. de Leeuw ed., Herinneringen aan Italië. Kunst en toerisme in de 18e eeuw, exhibition catalogue, Zwolle 1984, p. 221, no. 272;
From Titian to Tiepolo. Italian Paintings in Dutch Collections, exhibition catalogue, Rotterdam 1989, pp. 130-1, no. 70;
All the Paintings of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam 1992, p. 64, no. 405;
I. Rocks, Italian Paintings from the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Dutch Public Collections, Florence 1997, p. 42, no. 28;
R. Lattuada, Capolavori in Festa, exhibition catalogue, Naples 1997, pp.190-1, no. 1.31.
Condition
This large canvas is signed and appears both clean and in good condition, particularly for a work of its size. The canvas has been relined but the impasto remains well preserved. Two tears in the centre of the canvas have been well restored and are not obtrusive. The painting could hang now and has a stong decorative impact.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This a seminal, signed and dated, work by the little known Neapolitan capricci painter who was the son of Giuseppe Capelli, a Roman theatre painter. Only a handful of other signed paintings by Capelli are known, none of which rival the present work.