MARCELLO DUDOVICH (1878 1962) SMALTI [COLORIFICIO ITALIANO

Sale 2643 - Lot 30

Price Realized: $ 2,860

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

MARCELLO DUDOVICH (1878-1962)

SMALTI / [COLORIFICIO ITALIANO]. Circa 1904.

54 1/4x39 1/2 inches, 137 3/4x100 1/4 cm. Dott. Chappuis, Bologna.
Condition B: bleach spots and discoloration along vertical and horizontal folds, affecting image; small replaced losses in corners; repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and along folds. Two out of three sheets. Mounted on old linen.

In an allegory whose meaning has been lost with time, a figure with a trailing red robe and holding a container of enamel paint, flies out to meet vessels in the Regia Marina (the Italian Navy). Without the bottom text sheet. Rare

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Property of Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund.