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Lot 51
10.05.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
Classic
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€ 2 750
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 542283
Lot 51 | [ITALIE]
Estimate value
€ 1 000 – 1 500
In-8 oblong (310 x 215 mm) contenant 42 aquarelles (100 x 145 mm), montées sur papier moderne bleu. Reliure non signée : demi-chagrin prune à bandes, plats de papier dominoté.

Bel album contenant 42 aquarelles originales montrant des vues d'Italie, Rome et ses environs, Naples, Pompéï, la Sicile...

L'album comporte également une table calligraphiée à l'encre noire et rouge, une aquarelle de plus grande taille (157 x 216 mm) représentant le Duomo de Milan et, un titre peint "Antiqua Italia" orné d'une stèle marquée des vers :
"Les Romains enivrés de gloire
Par de solides monuments
Voulurent graver leur histoire
Sur les siècles. un souffle du temps
Les renversa. Cette échéance
Attend nos palai, nos autels.
Quelle effroyable puissance
Commande au destin des mortels".

Very nice album comprising 42 original watercolours showing views of Italy in the 19th century, including Roma, Naples, Pompeii, Sicily, with 2 additional watercolours for the title "Antiqua Italia" and a view of the Duomo of Milan and a calligraphic title.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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