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Giovanni-Battista Camuccini (1819-1904)
The son of Vincenzo Camuccini (1771-1844), one of the most prominent neoclassical history painters of the period, Giovanni Camuccini grew up in a privileged artistic milieu and most likely received his early training from his father. He is known as one of the rare Italian representatives of this international plein air movement that attracted so many foreigners to his native homeland.
His work shifted towards more naturalistic tendencies in the 1830s after he came into contact with another plein air painter, Giambattista Bassi.
It is likely that these charming oil sketches document the Roman countryside around Albano where his father owned an estate. Each work highlights a different aspect of Camuccini's style. In Ruins in the Forest, Camuccini captures the dappling effects of light that filters through the trees, while in Mountain View with a Path he achieves a sun-drenched effect to the path through his bold use of white pigment. Panoramic Landscape View shows a more muted and controlled blending of tones.
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN R. GAINES
Giovanni-Battista Camuccini (Italian, 1819-1904)
A Panoramic Landscape View
Details
Giovanni-Battista Camuccini (Italian, 1819-1904)
A Panoramic Landscape View
oil on paper laid down on canvas
8 x 15 in. (20.3 x 38.1 cm.)
A Panoramic Landscape View
oil on paper laid down on canvas
8 x 15 in. (20.3 x 38.1 cm.)
Provenance
with Emmanuel Moatti, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the late John R. Gaines.
Acquired from the above by the late John R. Gaines.
Exhibited
Paris, Emmanuel Moatti, Giovanni-Battista Camuccini 1819-1904, Oil Sketches of the Roman Countryside, 1840's, December 2000-January 2001, no. 15.