Lot Essay
The painting is accompanied by a placard noting that the Sphinx was awarded first prize at the "Primaverile Exhibition" in Florence in 1920.
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'SPHINX', AN OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
BY NICCOLO CORTIGLIA, 1920
Depicting a mysterious woman wearing a hat and veil, sitting on a banquette with her arms and legs crossed, the background abstractly decorated in shades of red, green, blue, and purple, signed lower left NICCOLO CORTIGLIA, signed lower right Firenze 1920
43 x 29½in. (109.2 x 174.3cm.), framed
BY NICCOLO CORTIGLIA, 1920
Depicting a mysterious woman wearing a hat and veil, sitting on a banquette with her arms and legs crossed, the background abstractly decorated in shades of red, green, blue, and purple, signed lower left NICCOLO CORTIGLIA, signed lower right Firenze 1920
43 x 29½in. (109.2 x 174.3cm.), framed