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Lot 237
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Domenico Gnoli

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Domenico Gnoli
  • Neapolitan Bed
  • signed and dated 60

  • tempera and sand on canvas

  • 70 by 100cm.; 27 1/2 by 39 3/8 in.

Provenance

Dario Soria Collection, New York

Exhibited

Rome, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Domenico Gnoli 1933-1970, 1987, p. 16, illustrated in colour

Literature

Luigi Carluccio, Domenico Gnoli, New York 1975, p. 43, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition; This work is in good condition. Upon close inspection, there are minor losses intermittently along all four edges, notably to the centre of the right extreme edge. There are some fine unobtrusive drying cracks towards the centre of the top left hand quadrant. All other surface irregularities are in keeping with the artist's choice of medium and working process. A small spot at the centre of the composition is highlighted when examined under ultra-violet light.
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