19th and 20th century Paintings and Sculptures

A 19th century "to be rediscovered" was the aim and the proposal that animated the latest auctions of the Department.

 

Works previously unknown by the market as well as authentic rediscoveries are the guidelines of the catalogues of the 19th and 20th century Paintings and Sculptures Department.
The 19th and 20th century Paintings and Sculptures department stood out thanks to the sale of relevant properties, such as the historical nucleus of the Bernasconi Collection, whose works, of significant artistic value, enriched the most recent catalogues, leading the department to a record turnover of over € 2.5 million. Many offers came from abroad, showing how the department's proposal has strong international connotations.


 

“The Nineteenth Century Strikes Back”

 

The event featuring 19th and 20th Century Paintings and Sculpture, held on 17 and 18 December 2024, reaffirmed the full recovery of 19th-century art with an extraordinary result of over €1 million in sales, a 170% increase in estimated starting values, and 80% sell-through rate.

 
The department succeeded in highlighting to an increasingly global audience how the art of that period, when characterised by high quality, continues to captivate collectors and the market, with the total sales for 2024 now exceeding € 2 million.
 
At the top of the auction was the masterpiece by Giuseppe De Nittis, "Sulla strada di Castellammare," which became the top lot with € 378,000.
 
Following closely were two equally captivating works by Giacinto Gigante: his Neapolitan views, "Veduta da La Marinella" (€ 69,300) and "Napoli, una processione a Mergellina" (€ 44,100).
 
Among the most contested lots were the colourful dynamism of Moses Levy with "La sera del veglione – Carnevale di Viareggio" (€ 17,640), followed by Luigi Bonazza with his luminous "Studio per ritratto di Italia Bertotti" (€ 16,380).
 
There were also admirers of vedutism, such as Giuseppe Canella with the Parisian "Les bains chinois, Boulevard des Italiens. Paris" (€ 13,860).
 
Ugo Celada da Virgilio’s vigorous and clear brushstroke was also increasingly appreciated, as seen in his "Ritratto del Cavaliere Angelo Motta" (€ 11,970).
 
Finally, sculpture also showed particular vitality, with Paolo Troubetzkoy standing out among the others with the bronze "Cavallo" (€ 10,080).


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