19th-Century European Paintings & Works of Art, Featuring An Independent Eye: Property from Jack Kilgore & Co. (Lots 11-47)

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An Independent Eye: Property from Jack Kilgore & Co.

Vincenzo Irolli

The Young Painter

Auction Closed

May 22, 09:00 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

An Independent Eye: Property from Jack Kilgore & Co.

Vincenzo Irolli

Italian 1860 - 1949

The Young Painter

signed lower right V. Irolli.

oil on canvas

canvas: 36 ½ by 26 ⅜ in.; 92.7 by 67 cm

framed: 45 ½ by 35 ½ in.; 115.5 by 90.1 cm

Acquired directly from the artist

Private Collection, Italy

Total gallery cost: $35,000

A gifted painter and draughtsman, Vincenzo Irolli was born in Naples and was inspired to become an artist by seeing the works of Francesco Paolo Michetti and the young Antonio Mancini at the Esposizione Nazionale there in 1877. Throughout his career, the artist made a particular specialty of genre paintings, interior scenes, portraits, still life subjects and religious scenes. Irolli's energetic, painterly manner is especially evident in the present work. Painted around 1900, the portrait depicts the artist's daughter, Marchetti.