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IVAN KONSTANTINOVICH AIVAZOVSKY | The Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
Sold
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Description
- Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
- The Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
- signed in Latin and dated 1879 l.l.
- oil on canvas
- 67.5 by 52.5cm, 26 1/2 by 20 3/4 in.
Provenance
Estate of a Nobleman
Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, 29 April 1999, lot 49
Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, 29 April 1999, lot 49
Literature
G.Caffiero and I.Samarine, Light, Water and Sky, London: Alexandria Press, 2012, p.305 illustrated
Catalogue Note
The IR-reflectogram reveals underdrawing beneath the paint as well as Aivazovsky's signature on the reverse of the original canvas concealed by the lining.
The present work is included in the numbered archive of the artist's work compiled by Gianni Caffiero and Ivan Samarine.
The present work is included in the numbered archive of the artist's work compiled by Gianni Caffiero and Ivan Samarine.