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Old Master Paintings and 19th Century Art

Tuesday 15 September 2020, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Costantino Barbella

(Chieti 1852 - Roma 1925)

Study for The Cherry or At the Market, 1894

Estimate

€ 5.000 - 7.000

Sold

€ 6.360

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

terracotta sculpture
height 33.5 cm
signed and dated on the front on the base: C. Barbella 94 and dated on the back: 17 Gennaio 94

Exhibition

Main exhibitions of the bronze specimen: Antwerp 1894; Munich 1894; Rome 1895; Berlin 1896; Florence 1896; St. Petersburg 1898.

Literature

Essential bibliography on the subject: L. Pirandello, L’Esposizione di Belle Arti in Roma 1895-96: V. Scultura, in “Giornale di Sicilia”, 1-2 November 1895; A. Lancellotti, Costantino Barbella (1852-1925), Rome 1934, p. 101; F. Bellonzi, Costantino Barbella: 1852-1925, Chieti 1983, p. 65; Barbella Museum Catalog, p. 155; P. Del Cimmuto, I. Valente (edited by), Costantino Barbella: fogli di pensieri: 1852-1925, Naples 2014, p. 207.