Girl with a Braid Pavel Petrovitch Trubetskoy - Italy Mid 20th Century

Glimpse of the Country

Oil on panel mounted on hardboard. Signed lower right. Carlo Domenici, one of the main exponents of the Gruppo Labronico (a group of painters founded in Livorno and active since 1920, with the aim of promoting Livorno art), dedicated his painting to the Tuscan landscape, in particular to three areas: the Maremma, with its farmers and animals working in the fields, his city Livorno and the island of Elba, where he lived in his last years until his death. Here is a glimpse of a village, with the dirt road traveled by wayfarers and bordered by garden walls. The work is presented in a frame.

Pian Rosa

Oil on board. Signed lower right. On the back in pencil a further signature and the location Pian Rosa. The title identifies the large glacier visible in the background, in the gap that opens between the plants of the plain in front of the Alpine chain. Pian Rosa (or Plateau Rosa) is a glacier located in the Swiss Valais in the Pennine Alps, just beyond the Italian-Swiss border, in the Matterhorn group. Luigi Comolli, an artist from Milan, distinguished himself for his landscape painting, mainly of northern Italy, and for his still lifes. The impressionist influence can be found in his works, drawn from his formative path in Paris in his youth. The work is presented in a frame.

Glimpse of Wooden Landscape

Oil on hardboard. Signed lower right. On the back in pencil, further signature and the location Oleggio Castello, a small town in the province of Novara. Luigi Comolli, an artist from Milan, distinguished himself for his landscape and still life paintings. His works show the impressionist influence, drawn from his formative experience in Paris in his youth. The work is presented in a frame.

Girls' Pastime

Oil on canvas. Unidentified signature lower right. Title on the back. The large scene is set under the porch of a farmhouse: two young girls chat amicably while feeding the chickens, tipping grass from wicker baskets. The painting is presented in a contemporary frame.

Grotesque with Angels

Fake fresco on canvas. In imitation of classical frescoes, the canvas features a grotesque decoration, characterized by fantasy plant forms intertwined with human figures, animals or bizarrely deformed masks, in this case cherubs and birds, inserted in architectural references, as in this case the fake support base.

Reproduction, XX Century

Canvas painted in silkscreen on fabric (linen, wool, cotton and viscose). From the "Edizioni d'Arte" series by Rambouillet, edited by A. Demay and G. Boitard. Authentication printed and completed by hand on fabric (attached to the work). Reproduction of the 16th century work "Fêtes Galantes" preserved at the Cluny Museum in Paris. In 1960, the Editions d'Art de Rambouillet company was founded in France. With the help of a team of high-quality artists including matrix designers and colourists, it has perfectly perfected, after seven years of testing and research, an exclusive process for reproducing ancient tapestries.

Italy, Early XX Century

Neoclassical fireplace stove in white ceramic, embellished with a tile with a scene of dancers taken from Pompeian reference, uprights with candelabras with vases and flowers. Ceramic flue pipe with octagonal base and upper leafy elements. Italy, early 20th century.

Grotesque with Mask

Fake fresco on canvas. In imitation of classical frescoes, the canvas features a grotesque decoration, characterized by fantasy plant forms intertwined with bizarrely deformed human figures, animals or masks, as in this case.

Torrefazione Caffè Pernigotti, 1924

Color lithograph. Signed and dated 1924 top right. Printed by the printer Barabino & Graeve of Genoa. This is an advertising poster for the well-known Pernigotti company of Novi Ligure, today renowned above all for the famous Gianduiotti chocolates, but which began with the production of various confectionery and similar products. Ettore Mazzini, a Genoese portrait and landscape painter, also created various advertising illustrations for important Ligurian companies (we recall the poster for the naval, thermal, electrical and mechanical constructions of the Ansaldo group of Genoa). The poster presented is in good condition, with humidity stains and a cut in the paper. Framed.

Landscape with Figures, 1930 ca.

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Ivan Karpoff, of Russian origins but raised and artistically established in Italy, was appreciated for his painting oriented towards the Italian impressionistic realism of the late 19th century; he devoted himself mainly to landscapes and portraits. In this work he offers a glimpse of the countryside and hills overlooking a lake, with two peasant figures intent on harvesting. On the back of the canvas there is a dedication: "Campanini... to the Manara spouses Luciano and Adriana, Milan 28 October 1939 XVII". The painting is presented in a mid-1900s frame.

Interior with Figures and Animals, 1917

Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. In Giuseppe Solenghi's extensive production, rich in lyricism expressed with delicate and refined tones and strokes, the urban landscapes of Milan or the Venetian lagoon views prevail, but there are also several glimpses of the countryside, mainly Lombardy, as well as rustic interiors. In this work the artist portrays the interior of a peasant house, where humans and animals coexist: the scene is pervaded by a serene atmosphere of family everyday life, in which the warm light of the sun filtering through the open door creates plays of light and shadow on the earth tones of the interior. The painting is presented in a mid-20th century frame.

Oil on panel. Signed lower right R.lo Pellegrini. It is probably a work by Romolo Pellegrini, who lived between the 19th and 20th centuries, an artist of landscapes and still lifes with delicate colors. Here we see a bright, flat countryside, with a flock of sheep grazing in the meadows, watched over by the shepherd. The work is presented in a contemporary frame, with missing parts.