Alessandro D'Anna
A merry company with a couple dancing the tarantella; and A merry company eating and drinking
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, Lot 1
30.Nov - 07.Dez.2017
The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views, Lot 1
30.Nov - 07.Dez.2017
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Price realised: 56.250 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'Alessandro d'anna/ dipi: 1780'
bodycolour, watermark fleur-de-lys in a crowned crest
12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.7 x 45.4 cm.)
a pair
From the mid-18th century, drawings showing Neapolitans engaged in their daily pursuits – dancing, making music or eating and drinking – became increasingly popular. One of the first to produce this type of work was Pietro Fabris, whose genre drawings and paintings were hugely popular among (mainly British) Grand Tourists. Fabris’ images had a strong influence on Neapolitan art and they were repeated by artists like Xavier della Gatta, Antonio Berotti and Alessandro d’Anna. In this pair
Please note this is the property of a private collector.
bodycolour, watermark fleur-de-lys in a crowned crest
12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.7 x 45.4 cm.)
a pair
From the mid-18th century, drawings showing Neapolitans engaged in their daily pursuits – dancing, making music or eating and drinking – became increasingly popular. One of the first to produce this type of work was Pietro Fabris, whose genre drawings and paintings were hugely popular among (mainly British) Grand Tourists. Fabris’ images had a strong influence on Neapolitan art and they were repeated by artists like Xavier della Gatta, Antonio Berotti and Alessandro d’Anna. In this pair
Please note this is the property of a private collector.
A top price for Alessandro D'Anna
The work A merry company with a couple dancing the tarantella; and A merry company eating and drinking by Alessandro D'Anna was worth GBP 56,250.00 (€ 63,301.14) to a buyer in December 2017. This price was achieved in the auction The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 18,000.00 many times over. This high result makes A merry company with a couple dancing the tarantella; and A merry company eating and drinking the most expensive artwork by Alessandro D'Anna that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Alessandro D'Anna
Die Arbeit A merry company with a couple dancing the tarantella; and A merry company eating and drinking von Alessandro D'Anna war einem Käufer im Dezember 2017 GBP 56.250,00 (€ 63.301,14) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 18.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A merry company with a couple dancing the tarantella; and A merry company eating and drinking zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Alessandro D'Anna, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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