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Large Italian genre painting by Antonio Ermolao Paoletti

Creator: Antonio Ermolao Paoletti
Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
Large Italian genre painting by Antonio Ermolao Paoletti
Italian, late 19th Century
Frame: Height 64cm, width 84cm, depth 8cm
Canvas: Height 40cm, width 60cm, depth 2cm

This fine painting is by the leading Venetian genre painter Antonio Ermolao Paoletti. The work depicts a canal side scene: a young boy has caught an eel on a fishing rod, which he dangles before a mother and child to their apparent horror. The diffused outline of a church indicates the distant shoreline, and the water between is home to several sailing boats. Paoletti’s painterly manner is excellent: he employs fluid brushstrokes tandem with delicate ones to create a visually and texturally appealing painted surface.

The painting is held within an ornate carved giltwood frame and is signed lower right ‘Antonio Paoletti fu Giov_ni / Venezia’. The frame is titled bottom centre ‘Catching A Farter / A. Paoletti’.

Artist/maker: Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (Italian, 1834-1912)

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Giltwood, oil on canvas.
Creation Date:	Late 19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Old Master, Other
Dealer Reference #:	16737
Incollect Reference #:	466627

Dimensions

W.	33.07 in;	H.	25.2 in;	D.	3.15 in;
W.	84 cm;	H.	64 cm;	D.	8 cm;

Message from Seller:

Mayfair Gallery is a leading gallery in the field of art and antiques, holding a large collection of unique pieces for sale. The breadth of the gallery’s collection is wide, and includes items from a range of periods, styles and geographical origins, as well as works by famous artists and craftsmen. The main focus of the gallery’s collection is, however, on items produced during the 19th and early 20th century.