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Federico Bartolini
Portrait of an Italian Peasant - Victorian art watercolour painting

1890

About the Item

This beautiful 19th century Italian watercolour portrait painting is by noted artist Frederico Bartolini. It was painted circa 1890 in Rome and is signed and in good condition behind glass in a lovely gilded watts frame. It is a full length portrait of an Italian man in casual working clothes, stood on some stone steps with the wall of a building behind him. He is dressed in cream trousers with a red waistcoat and blue jacket over his shoulder. He wears a hat and has a long staff in one hand. The detail in his face is just beautiful and the muted palette extends to lovely blues in the wall background. This is a lovely Italian Victorian watercolour and an excellent example of Bartolini's work. Signed lower right Bartolini Roma. Condition. Image size is 22 inches by 11 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a lovely gilded Watts frame, behind glass, 32 inches by 21 inches approx and in good condition. Federico Bartolini (active 1861-1908) was an Italian painter who studied at the Academy of San Luca in Rome in 1861. In the 1880s we begin to see him producing very neat oriental watercolors as well as portraits and landscapes from in and around Rome. He exhibited in Brussels in 1881 and Rome in 1883 among others.
  • Creator:
    Federico Bartolini (1861 - 1908, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1890
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU853113244422
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