Nov 10, 2008 - Sale 2161

Sale 2161 - Lot 52

Price Realized: $ 780
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
ANTONIO SIMEONI (DATES UNKNOWN) LAGO DI GARDA / RIVA. Circa 1926.
39 1/2x27 1/2 inches, 100x70 cm. Barbarino & Graeve, Genova.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, restoration and overpainting in margins and image; horizontal fold.
On the northern end of Lake Garda lies the tourist resort of Riva, depicted here in an intriguing and stylized manner, through the gap between two trees. In this striking Neo-Impressionist image, the setting sun is casting long, light blue shadows while illuminating the houses and boats in the charming, quiet harbor. One of only two posters produced by Simeoni. Italia p. 45, Bolaffi p. 208, Italia Manifesta 75.