Lot Essay
For the provenance, see the note for lot 31.
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A capriccio of a Mediterranean port with stevedores unloading cargo from a ship and elegant townsfolk promenading; and A capriccio of a Mediterranean coastal town with elegant townsfolk and passengers in a barge
Details
Gherado Poli (Florence c. 1680-1739 Pisa)
A capriccio of a Mediterranean port with stevedores unloading cargo from a ship and elegant townsfolk promenading; and A capriccio of a Mediterranean coastal town with elegant townsfolk and passengers in a barge
oil on canvas
17 3/8 x 28 7/8 in. (44.1 x 73.3 cm.)
a pair (2)
A capriccio of a Mediterranean port with stevedores unloading cargo from a ship and elegant townsfolk promenading; and A capriccio of a Mediterranean coastal town with elegant townsfolk and passengers in a barge
oil on canvas
17 3/8 x 28 7/8 in. (44.1 x 73.3 cm.)
a pair (2)
Provenance
Presumably the Rev. Walter Davenport Bromley (1787-1863) and by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
We are grateful to Franco Canepa for confirming the attribution to Gherardo Poli. He has suggested that they originally formed part of a series of four pictures, the other two now being in the Museo Bardini, Florence (formerly of the Corsi Collection, see F. Canepa, Gherardo e Giuseppe Poli: la pittura di capriccio nella Toscana di primo Settecento, Pisa, 2002, nos. 38-9).