Lot 127
127
Oreste Cortazzo (Italian, b. 1836)
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Oreste Cortazzo (Italian, b. 1836)

The merry-go-round of love

Details
Oreste Cortazzo (Italian, b. 1836)
The merry-go-round of love
signed 'Cortazzo' (lower left)
oil on panel, unframed
17½ x 25¼ in. (44.4 x 64 cm.)
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Lot Essay

Born in Rome, Oreste Cortazzo studied under Léon Bonnat, who also taught Caillebotte and Toulouse-Lautrec. The emphasis which Bonnat placed on careful drawing pervades the present work with its fine line and exact modelling. The present work foreshadows the full Belle Epoque style that gained such popularity in Italy towards the end of the nineteenth century.

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