Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 124

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942)

COGNAC PELLISSON. 1907.

47¼x31½ inches, 120x80 cm. Vercasson, Paris.
Condition A / A-: slight darkening at edges; minor abrasions along unobtrusive horizontal folds.

"Here, Cappiello is in his element, stunning us with a visual shock: the sheer incongruity of a red-headed imp carrying a monstrous barrel is bound to catch us off-balance" (Wine Spectator 167). This is the smaller version.

Wines & Spirits p. 57, Memoire de La Rue 112, Cappiello / Rennert 121, Wine Spectator 168.
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