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Frank Catano
'View of Lake Como', Northern Italian Landscape

Circa 1895

$2,250
£1,727.90
€1,980.16
CA$3,167.44
A$3,548.24
CHF 1,845.52
MX$43,281.18
NOK 23,495.98
SEK 22,155.03
DKK 14,779.34

About the Item

A delicate gouache landscape showing a view of a Renaissance villa overlooking calm blue waters of Lake Como, Italy. Signed lower right, 'F. Catano', (Italian, 19th century); inscribed ,verso, 'Lake Como' and painted circa 1895. This listed Italian artist worked in Northern Italy and the Mediterranean region, including North Africa, and specialized in finely-detailed, genre scenes and landscapes painted in gouache, of which this is a fine example.
  • Creator:
    Frank Catano (1880 - 1920, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1895
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.38 in (23.83 cm)Width: 19.19 in (48.75 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor age-toning; unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3442395293

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