ANTON IVANOVICH IVANOV | ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ROME

Auction Closed

November 26, 01:34 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

ANTON IVANOVICH IVANOV

1818-1863

ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ROME

signed and inscribed Roma in Latin and dated 1854 l.r.

oil on board

37 by 51.5cm, 14½ by 20¼in.

Gaston Calmann-Lévy (1864-1948), Paris

Thence by descent to the present owners

Gaston was grandson of the founder of the Callman-Lévy publishing house, one of the oldest in France. The company had revolutionised publishing with the introduction of its '1 Franc' editions in 1858 bringing high quality literature to a wider public. Gaston took over the reigns in 1891 with his brothers Georges and Paul and was responsible for publishing authors such as Anatole France, Pierre Loti and Marcel Proust.