LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

79.13 in. (201.00 cm.) (height) by 28.23 in. (71.70 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with artist's device and dated '1929' (lower right)

Exhibited:

Milan, Galleria del Levante, Simbolismo & Art Nouveau, 2 December 1969-25 January 1970. Genoa, Centro dei Liguri, Genova - Il Novecento, 20 May-10 July 1986, no. 3.4.1. Genoa, Palazzo Ducale, Genova - San Pietroburgo, 2002.

Literature:

J. Philippe, Esthétes et magiciens. L'art fin de siécle, 1969, no. 81, illustrated p. 268 as Aphrodite. Exhibition catalogue, Simbolismo & Art Nouveau, Milan, Galleria del Levante, 1970, illustrated as 'Afrodite'. Exhibition catalogue, Genova - Il Novecento, Genoa, Centro dei Liguri, 1986, listed p. 246 as 'Afrodite', no. 3.4.1, illustrated.

Provenance:

Galleria del Levante, Milan. Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1970.