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Lot 208: Pietro Francesco Guala (Casale Monferrato 1698-1757 Milan)

Est: £25,000 GBP - £35,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 07, 2006

Item Overview

Description

A Philosopher
oil on canvas, feigned oval
37 1/4 x 27 5/8 in. (94.6 x 70.2 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Literature

S. and S. Martinotti, Pietro Francesco Guala. Aggiornamento e completamento del primo volume, Alessandria, 1998, pp. 18-9, no. 127, illustrated.

Notes

The present canvas is dated to 1750-1756, and is a work of Guala's maturity, painted around the time of his 23 canvases for the Chiesa di Santo Stefano in Casale Monferrato, the penultimate commission before moving to Milan, where he entered the order of San Francesco da Paola and died shortly after.
This painting is particularly notable for the rapid and confident brushstrokes, the vivid colours permeated with light which, as Martinotti notes, makes this version one of the most significant amongst the various series of Saints and Prophets by Guala.

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Auction Details

Old Master Pictures

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Christie's
July 07, 2006, 12:00 AM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK