THE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE

View Similar Items

Ferdinand Weeser-Krell - "View of a Bulgarian weaving mill", Watercolor on Cardboard bei Ferdinand Weeser

Jim Richard - Modern Riff: Fresh Mambo

Shizico Yi - Original-Drawing Time Series-Gladiolus-PleinAir-Brit Awarded Artist-Ink on paper

Beth Secor - Elm Along The Bayou

Frank Wilcox - Frosty Dawn, Upstate New York, 20th century American modern watercolor

Cassard - Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944

Mouton - "Night Fishing, " Mid-Century Modern Watercolor and Gouache Figures in a Boat

Gordon Grant - “The Lobstermen”

Unknown - By LMS to Buxton Original Railway Travel Poster Artwork Gouache 20th Century

Doris Howard - "Morning Dew"

Louise Clauseau - “House by the Lake”

Jane K. Starks - Pot Creek, NM, Summer

About the Item

GABRIELE CARELLI (1820-1900) THE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE Signed, titled & dated l.r. 1891 Watercolour 51 x 72 cm 72 x 91 cm [Framed] Provenance: Private Collection, U.K. The archway to the right of the theatre walls is likely the framing device Carelli used when painting another, smaller view from the amphitheatre towards Mount Etna, also in our stock (available upon request). Taormina, the ancient amphitheatre near Messina in Sicily, is a subject Carelli returned to on several occasions during his career like many of his contemporaries. Artists and tourists alike saw the location as the perfect combination of Mediterranean sunshine, classical ruins, and the dramatic background of Mount Etna. Gabriele Carelli was one of a family of artists renowned in their native Italy, and he became the best-known member of this dynasty in England. He was born in Naples, the second son of the artist Raffaele Carelli, a member of the so-called ‘School of Posilippo’. Like his elder brother Consalvo, he studied first under his father, before moving (with his brother) to Rome. He returned to Naples after several years in Rome and made a successful start to his career, with a busy studio practice at Largo del Vasto, close to his father’s own studio. Gabriele’s father had been patronised by William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire, since the 1830’s and had travelled with him on tours of Sicily (in 1834) and Asia Minor (1839). In 1847, Cavendish engaged the younger Carelli and brought him back to England as his personal painter. Carelli spent time on the Devonshire estates, painting the gardens and architecture, working in watercolours (unlike his father, who had specialised in oils). Carelli returned to Italy in late 1847 and partook in a failed nationalist revolt against the Bourbons, avoiding capture thanks to his father’s efforts to hide him and the younger son Achille in his studio. Gabriele continued to work in Naples for the next several years, falling under the influence of the Belgian artist Frans Vervloet, who had joined the Posilippo School and was working in Naples. From around 1860 onwards Gabriele spent more time in England, developing a distinguished list of clients there who often employed him to paint their estates. Carelli moved entirely to England in 1866, settling in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, remaining until 1883 (he also kept rooms in London). He married an Englishwoman in 1868, with whom he had a son, Conrad, who would grow up to become a watercolourist like his father. Carelli appears to have been somewhat kept out of British artistic circles despite his popularity and impressive list of clients: he was unsuccessful in his candidature to the N.W.S. in 1866; however, he did exhibit four works at the Royal Academy and elsewhere in Liverpool and Manchester. These exhibition pieces were almost all based on sketches made on regular and extensive journeys across Britain and Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Following one such tour, to Spain in 1879-1880, Carelli was brought to the attention of the Empress Victoria by her Lady-in-Waiting, Lady Waterpark. The Queen was a voracious collector and competent amateur watercolourist herself, who patronised numerous artists throughout her long reign with an engagement and sophistication of taste not seen for generations before or since among the British monarchy. She purchased numerous works from Carelli and commissioned him to record the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore House, the results of which can be found in the Royal Collections Trust. Over the course of his career Victoria purchased more than twenty-five works by Carelli, as well as supporting his son Conrad at the beginning of his career – suggesting more than the usual bond between patron and artist. Carelli purchased a summer home in Menton, on the French Riviera, and retired there towards the end of his life. He travelled remarkably often and extensively, visiting (among others) Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, France, Switzerland, Sicily, Malta, Egypt, and the Holy Land.

Creator:
Gabriele Carelli (1820 - 1900, Italian)
Creation Year:
1891
Dimensions:
Height: 20.08 in (51 cm)Width: 28.35 in (72 cm)
Medium:
Watercolor,Gouache
Period:
1890-1899
Condition:
In excellent condition for its age, with little to no colour fading or deterioration and no apparent surface damage.
Gallery Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2110211639132

1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard

Ferdinand Weeser-Krell
"View of a Bulgarian weaving mill", Watercolor on Cardboard bei Ferdinand Weeser, 1950's

$5,208

Modern Riff: Fresh Mambo

By Jim Richard

Located in Houston, TX

Jim Richard Modern Riff: Fresh Mambo, 2016 flashe on Yupo paper 26 x 20 in (66 x 50.8 cm) paper size, 21 x 17 image size Abstracted detail of a lush garden

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Gouache, Synthetic Paper

Jim Richard
Modern Riff: Fresh Mambo

$3,800

Original-Drawing Time Series-Gladiolus-PleinAir-Brit Awarded Artist-Ink on paper

Located in London, GB

The Summer Bloom Series is an ongoing project that Shizico Yi returns to each summer, painting en plein air in her garden. She began gardening in 2015 to create a healing space for h...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Ink, Graphite, Gouache

Shizico Yi
Original-Drawing Time Series-Gladiolus-PleinAir-Brit Awarded Artist-Ink on paper, 2024

$392

Elm Along The Bayou

By Beth Secor

Located in Houston, TX

Beth Secor, Elm Along The Bayou, 2014-2015 Ink, gouache and pencil on paper overall diptych 20 x 28 inches 20 x 14 inches each Beth Secor understands tr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Archival Paper, Gouache, Ink

Beth Secor
Elm Along The Bayou, 2014-2015

$6,000

Frosty Dawn, Upstate New York, 20th century American modern watercolor

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Frosty Dawn, Upstate New York, c. 1916 Watercolor and gouache on board Signed lower right 21 x 30 inches Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters". In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art...

Category

1910s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Frank Wilcox
Frosty Dawn, Upstate New York, 20th century American modern watercolor, c. 1916

$6,820

Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944

Located in Soquel, CA

A lively and detailed mid-1940's vintage boardwalk scene of Santa Cruz, California by California artist Cassard (20th Century), 1944. This figurative...

Category

1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Cassard
Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944, 1944

$1,200 Sale Price

20% Off

THE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE

View Similar Items

Gabriele Carelli
THE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE
1891

About the Item

You May Also Like

1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Ferdinand Weeser-Krell
"View of a Bulgarian weaving mill", Watercolor on Cardboard bei Ferdinand Weeser, 1950's

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Jim Richard
Modern Riff: Fresh Mambo

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Shizico Yi
Original-Drawing Time Series-Gladiolus-PleinAir-Brit Awarded Artist-Ink on paper, 2024

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Beth Secor
Elm Along The Bayou, 2014-2015

1910s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Frank Wilcox
Frosty Dawn, Upstate New York, 20th century American modern watercolor, c. 1916

1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Cassard
Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944, 1944

Recently Viewed

THE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE

View Similar Items

Gabriele CarelliTHE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE1891

About the Item

You May Also Like

1950s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Ferdinand Weeser-Krell"View of a Bulgarian weaving mill", Watercolor on Cardboard bei Ferdinand Weeser, 1950's

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Jim RichardModern Riff: Fresh Mambo

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Shizico YiOriginal-Drawing Time Series-Gladiolus-PleinAir-Brit Awarded Artist-Ink on paper, 2024

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Beth SecorElm Along The Bayou, 2014-2015

1910s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Frank WilcoxFrosty Dawn, Upstate New York, 20th century American modern watercolor, c. 1916

1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

CassardMid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944, 1944

Recently Viewed

Gabriele Carelli
THE AMPHITHEATRE AT TAORMINA, WITH ETNA IN THE DISTANCE
1891

Ferdinand Weeser-Krell
"View of a Bulgarian weaving mill", Watercolor on Cardboard bei Ferdinand Weeser, 1950's

Jim Richard
Modern Riff: Fresh Mambo

Shizico Yi
Original-Drawing Time Series-Gladiolus-PleinAir-Brit Awarded Artist-Ink on paper, 2024

Beth Secor
Elm Along The Bayou, 2014-2015

Frank Wilcox
Frosty Dawn, Upstate New York, 20th century American modern watercolor, c. 1916

Cassard
Mid Century Santa Cruz, California Figurative Vintage Boardwalk Scene, 1944, 1944