Lot 116: GIORGIO GARRI | Two young women bring flowers to a fountain from which other flowers are spilling, with two putti adorning a calf with garlands

oil on canvas

198 x 284cm

oil on canvas

The canvas has an old relining. This has resulted in a flattened paint surface, although there remain traces of good impasto in the still life at the centre. A large area of scattered paint loss is visible in foliage, at the right, and around the woman's head, at the centre. There are signs of frame abrasion around the edges of the canvas. Elsewhere, the paint surface is secure. The colours remain strong and the paint surface clean, except for the whites of the flesh which have started to discolour somewhat. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a cloudy varnish and scattered retouching to the foliage. Other very few, small areas of retouchings are revealed in the flesh tones and the still life. Overall the work is in good condition. The work is offered in a molded gilt frame, with a few knocks.
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N. Spinosa in La natura morta in Italia, vol. II, Milan 1989, p. 950, reproduced plate 1154;
L. Salerno, La natura morta italiana, Rome 1984, p. 254, reproduced plate 68.1

Sir Alfred L. Jones, K.C.M.G. (1845–1909), Liverpool;
The Committee of the Constitutional Club, London;
By whom sold London, Sotheby's, 28 November 1962, lot 157, for £2,200 to Sestieri