Nov 11, 2002 - Sale 1951

Sale 1951 - Lot 15

Price Realized: $ 1,380
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
STRESA-MOTTARONE. Circa 1920s.
39x26 1/2 inches. Richter, Naples.
Condition B+: restored losses and expertly repaired tears in margins; crease in image.
Silhouetted against beautiful Lake Magiore at dusk, an electric railway is climbing the 1491 meters above the town of Stresa to reach the peak of Mottarone, from which the view is stunning. In the distance, two of the lake's three small islands, one housing a number of grand hotels, the other a fishing village, are undisturbed in the calm, sunset-hued water and in the distance the Alps are peeking up above the surrounding landscape.