Nov 10, 2003 - Sale 1984

Sale 1984 - Lot 48

Price Realized: $ 1,380
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
ENRICO CIUTI ANDREA DORIA. Circa 1954.
381/4x231/2 inches. A. Pizzi, Milan.
Condition B+: creases and overpainting in image; restoration along edges.
Launched in 1953 the Andrea Doria was one of the most elegant liners of her era. She is pictured here with her sister ship Cristoforo Colombo against a collage of nautical flags. She was designed with an eye towards modernity and luxury rather than speed, and was filled with original art work that added to her sophistication. Eclipsing her style and grace was the tragedy that brought her short, elegant career to an end. In 1956, off the shore of Nantucket, the Andrea Doria was hit by the Stockholm and sank soon thereafter.