XIX Italian School - B. Amici - An Italian shepherdess weaving wool

B. Amici ( Italian School ) 19th Century


Title An Italian shepherdess weaving wool


Medium: Oil on canvas


Provenance. A leading UK Fine Art auction house and prior with a Pricate UK collection

Overall size with the frame is 133 cm x 107 cm x 11 cm and the painting measuring 97 cm x 73

Please note the shipping costs reflect the huge size and weight of the frame which weighs approaching 30 kg. If the buyer is happy to acquire the painting without the frame then we will directly refund all buyers other than UK buyers 300 euros from their invoice from catawiki to reflect what would be substantially reduced shipping costs .

Description :

A beautifully composed oil on canvas mid to later 19 th century Italian school depiction of a shepherdess weaving wool . The sitter is dressed in traditional costume and the painting is very rich in colour and tonality . We don't have data regarding the artists work which needs further researching but this is an extremely decorative and finely painted landscape.

Condition report. In good overall condition for its age . A support patch was added as we noted a thin abrasion to one area of the back of the canvas

There is a small area of corresponding retouching to the paint surface but the painting appears predominantly original without hardly any intervention. The canvas is in good tension.

Please note ! the shipping costs reflect the huge size and weight of the frame which weighs approaching 30 kg. If the buyer is happy to acquire the painting without the frame then we will directly refund all buyers other than UK buyers 300 euros from their invoice from catawiki to reflect what would be substantially reduced shipping costs .

We believe the original gilt frame had a value of around 300-600 euros. Please however refer to the above and notes below. Please inform us as soon as you've paid catawiki whether you require the frame or prefer to receive a reduction in shipping costs and for us not to only send the painting and not the frame.


Please note:

The frame that is included in the pictures above has been added to the artwork by a third party/the seller, as such it’s not an integral part of the object. The frame is being provided to you at no additional costs so that when your artwork arrives at your house you can immediately display it on your wall. As such any damages to the frame itself, that do not affect the integrity of the artwork, cannot be accepted as a valid reason to open a claim or request a cancellation. We would also point out that whilst we insure all paintings before shipping that we have no control over shipping once we have sent the painting .

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