FRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI (ITALIAN, 1851-1929)

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A Collection of designs for Posta d'Italia By Francesco Paolo Michetti, (1851-1929), Executed in 1903. (Lots 28-30) Francesco Paolo Michetti was primarily known as a History painter and printmaker. Born in Tocca da Casauria, he learnt painting from a local fresco artist. He went on to study under Domenico Morelli (1823-1901) and Edouardo Dalbono (1841-1915) and was a pupil of the Neapolitan Academy. His works were exhibited in Naples, Turin and Rome and at the Paris Salons of 1872, 1875 and the Exposition Universelle in 1900. His works can now be found in the Collections of the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Venice, The Berlin National Gallery and The Art Institute of Chicago.

FRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI (ITALIAN, 1851-1929)

Swifts darting before the sun; Snakes engulfing Italy; and The plough team

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FRANCESCO PAOLO MICHETTI (ITALIAN, 1851-1929)
Swifts darting before the sun; Snakes engulfing Italy; and The plough team
all inscribed 'Posta d'Italia' (upper edge), all signed and dated 'F.P.Michetti 03' (lower left), all with the Savoia arms (upper left), the former inscribed '5 cent' (upper left),
pastel and bodycolour on canvas, unstretched and unframed, en grisaille
26½ x 21 in. (67.3 x 53.3 cm.)
three in the lot (3)

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