19th Century Antique Italian Still Life Oil Painting Old Master Greek Roman 1850
FASCINATING 19TH-CENTURY ANTIQUE ITALIAN STILL LIFE IMPRESSIONIST OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. THIS WORK IS SO PROFOUND. EXQUISITELY RENDERED THROUGHOUT EVERY ENTICING BRUSH STROKE. THE OVERSIZED NEOCLASSICAL STYLIZED VASE IS ADORNED WITH TINY GREEK ROMANIZED FIGURES THAT CAPTURE THE VIEWER'S CURIOSITY OF WONDERMENT. THE APOLLO, GREEK MYTHOLOGY GOD, IS SHOWN STANDING OVER A MAN POURING A WOMAN A DRINK. A SLICED WATERMELON AND GRAPES RESTING NEXT TO A STYLIZED CHALICE CENTRALIZED BY EXOTIC FLOWERS AND A WHITE PARROT SITTING ON THE FAR END. MOUNTAINS ARE SHOWN IN THE BACKGROUND, BACKED BY THE SUN SETTING OVER THE HORIZON.
THIS IS A VERY IMPOSING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING PAINTING. WELL OVER 150 YEARS OLD. THERE'S SOME WRITING ON THE REAR STRETCHER THAT APPEARS TO BE A FADED SIGNATURE, ALONG WITH OTHER WRITING.
PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? IT DATES AROUND THE 1800s. IT'S IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION FOR A PIECE OF THIS AGE.
THERE'S MILD PAINT LOSS, AS SHOWN. THE FRAME HAS SCRATCHES AND CHIPS; HOWEVER IT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM ITS BEAUTY IN ANY WAY. PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. DIMENSIONS: 32" H x 44" W.
This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "vintagerotty" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada.
- Artist: Illegible Signature
- Size: Large
- Material: Canvas
- Item Length: 44 in
- Subject: Figures, Art, Landscape
- Type: Painting
- Year of Production: 19th Century
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Item Height: 32 in
- Style: Still Life
- Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
- Production Technique: Oil Painting
- Item Width: 44 in
- Time Period Produced: 1850-1899