Nettuno, Sea View

Oil on panel. Signed and located bottom left. The seascape is a view from the village on the Roman coast: on the rocky beach, a small child figure plays on his knees. In a fast and effective style, the small painting reminds of the production of Baldomero Galofre, a Catalan artist who lived in Rome from 1870 to 1882, while studying at the Spanish Academy of Fine Arts. Presented in a frame from early 20th century.

Oil on canvas. Of this suggestive and fascinating scene of a stormy sea, with ships at the mercy of the waves, there are different versions, inspired by the most important and well-known canvas, the one created by Francesco Guardi (1712-1793), of the same size and preserved at the Castello Sforzesco from Milan. This proposal is very close to a similar work from the Gnecchi collection in Milan, certainly inspired by the Guardesca production: it differs in small details (the color of the flag on the ship on the right, the inclinations of the masts of the ships on the left and in the center, the shape of the clouds), which suggest a good copy, made in the nineteenth century, in the wake of the interest and suggestion for the naturalistic theme and, in particular, for the power of Nature, which developed above all in Italy during the period of Romanticism. On the back of the frame there is a paper label with an inventory number and the initials C.G. (Gnecchi Collection?). On the first canvas, the painting has a very small tear on the right. It is presented in a late 19th century frame.

Oil on canvas. Delicate and accurate composition dedicated to the "drama" of the sea and of the storms: some sail boat with people are at the mercy of the high waves that are threatening to crush them agains the rocks. The types of figures and their making are close to Francesco Guardi's style a venetian painter from 18th century that was famous for his paintings full of imaginary, contemplative and sentimental atmoshepes. The original canvas had been restored.

Marine With Boats

Oil on plywood.Signed Att.Pratella at the bottom right. On the back there is a declaration of belonging to the napoletan artist. The subject is close to the production of Pratella who preferred marine lanscapes of the Naples Bay, his home town. It is part of a wide production of paintings which attribution is uncertain because of a stylistical quality that not complies with Pratella's hand. Good quality and pleasant atmosphere. The painting comes with frame.

Oil on panel. Glimpse of the coast with a fishing boat that is sailing away. The atmosphere oh the firts lights in the morning is beautifully conveyed by the pink and light blue shades of the sea and the sky. Unreadable stamp on the back. It is presented in a coeval frame from early 20th century.