On 17 and 18 December 2024, the art of the 19th and 20th centuries returns with two auction sessions: 280 lots by renowned Italian and international masters, offering a true journey through the most significant artistic movements of the era.
Displayed at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1876, “Sulla strada di Castellammare” by Giuseppe De Nittis (€ 50,000 - 60,000) highlights the fruitful creative connection between Italy and France, inaugurating the section dedicated to Italians in the Ville Lumière. Alongside it are two extraordinarily captivating works: “Le Tub” by Federico Zandomeneghi (€ 20,000 - 22,000) and the intriguing scene “Les bains chinois, Boulevard des Italiens” by Carlo Canella (€ 3,000 - 4,000).
Lot 94
Giuseppe De Nittis
"Sulla strada di Castellammare" 1875, oil on canvas (cm 54,5x73,5)
Estimate € 50,000 - 60,000
Lot 96
Federico Zandomeneghi
"Le tub" coloured pastels on paper applied to cardboard (cm 50x25)
Estimate € 20,000 - 22,000
Of international significance and rare appearance on the Italian market are “Paysage du Dauphiné (Les gerbes)” by Pierre Bonnard (€ 20,000 - 25,000), the view “Aus der Bucht der Sorrent” by Austrian artist Robert Russ (€ 15,000 - 20,000), the watercolour “Brume sur le port” by Pierre-Albert Marquet (€ 4,000 - 5,000), as well as two exquisite portraits by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones (€ 2,000 - 4,000 each).
Lot 93
Pierre Bonnard
"Paysage du Dauphiné (Les gerbes)" oil on canvas (cm 22x27).
Estimate € 20,000 - 25,000
Lot 92
Robert Russ
"Aus der Bucht der Sorrent" oil on canvas (cm 76x100).
Estimate € 15,000 - 20,000
The break with academic tradition that swept through Italy from the mid-19th century finds one of its most emblematic expressions in the Macchiaioli painting “Militari in sosta” by Giovanni Fattori (€ 40,000 - 45,000). Unmissable is the Divisionist movement, highly sought after on today’s market, represented by the previously unseen “Estate” by Gaetano Previati (€ 18,000 - 20,000), accompanied by three of the artist’s drawings, the vibrant “Sole d’agosto (Alle pile)” by Giorgio Kienerk (€ 4,000 - 4,500), and the elegant “Studio per ritratto di Italia Bertotti” by Luigi Bonazza (€ 4,000 - 5,000).
Lot 103
Giovanni Fattori
"Militari in sosta" oil on canvas (cm 30x60).
Estimate € 40,000 - 45,000
Lot 100
Gaetano Previati,
"Estate" oil on canvas (cm 70x86,5).
Estimate € 18,000 - 20,000
The quintessentially Italian atmosphere and landscapes are captured in two Neapolitan views by Giacinto Gigante (lots 104 and 105), an undisputed protagonist of the Posillipo School. The ethereal allure of the human figure, both symbolic and mythological, stands out in two paintings by Giovanni Carnovali (lots 106 and 107), better known as “Il Piccio”, while the tactile materiality of sculpture is exalted in works such as “La dea” by Émile-Antoine Bourdelle (€ 3,500 - 4,000) and the monumental “L’aratro” by Davide Calandra (€ 1,500 - 1,800).
Lot 104
Giacinto Gigante
"Napoli, una processione a Mergellina" 1839 oil on canvas (cm 57x84).
Estimate € 8,000 - 10,000 
Lot 106
Giovanni Carnovali detto "il Piccio"
"Primavera" oil on canvas (cm 27x19).
Estimate € 3,000 - 4,000
Lot 90
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle
"La dea" April 1929, Paris, bronze sculpture (h cm 30,5).
Estimate € 3,500 - 4,000