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Description

Attributed to Gabriele Bella (Italian, 1730-1799)
The Arsenale; A celebration in the Piazzetta San Marco (a pair)
Oil on canvas
19-1/2 x 28 inches (49.5 x 71.1 cm) (each)

PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's, Milan, June 8, 2010, lot 79;
Private collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired from the above.


Condition Report*: Wax lined canvases. Each with minor frame abrasion at edges. Yellowing to the varnish layer. Faint, finely patterned craquelure throughout. Each with a very few scattered pinpoint losses, appearing to be stabilized beneath the varnish layer. Mild surface dirt and dust. Not examined out of frames.
Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly on each. Both with instances of brushy retouching at edges, and with additional more finely applied dots and dashes of retouching scattered throughout.
Framed Dimensions 24 X 32.5 X 2.5 Inches
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Auction Dates
December, 2024
6th Friday
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Sold on Dec 6, 2024 for: Not Sold
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