Dispiacenze infantili

Details

Gaetano Chierici (Italian, 1838-1920)
Dispiacenze infantili
signed and dated 'Chierici Gaetano/1875' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on board
15 ¾ x 21 ¾ in. (40 x 55 cm.)

Provenance

Mr. J. G. Dougharty and Mr. G. P. Wilson, Melbourne.
Estate of Late William Sweatman, Melbourne, 1897.
And thence by descent to the present owner.

Literature

'Loan Collection at the Academy of Arts', in The Argus, Melbourne, 12 January 1877.

Exhibited

Melbourne, Victorian Academy of Arts, Loan Collection at the Academy of Arts, 1877.

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Lot Essay

Chierici can be considered the most important Italian genre painter of his day, and the first to find popular success outside of his own country, notably in England and Austria. His scenes imbued with pictorial realism, usually centred on children and are characterised by a technique which renders objects in almost photographic detail. Protagonists are children, peasants and animals to promote the sincere family values.

The present painting is a variant of Chierici's composition titled `Dispiacenze Infantili’ (Reggio Emilia, Palazzo Magnani, Gaetano Chierici 1838-1920. Mostra Antologica, 15 February-31 March 1986, no. 90).

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