Carlo Bonavia
A storm off a rocky coast, with a shipwreck in the foreground and a fort on the rocky shoreline above
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings Part II, Lot 605
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2021
Master Paintings Part II, Lot 605
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, sold to benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation
Carlo Bonavia
Active in Naples during the second half of the 18th Century
A storm off a rocky coast, with a shipwreck in the foreground and a fort on the rocky shoreline above
signed and dated on the rock lower left: Carlo Bonavia P.A. 1757
oil on canvas
canvas: 39 by 53 1/4 in.; 99 by 135.3 cm.
framed: 47 by 61 in.; 119.4 by 155 cm.
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (1894-1973); | His sale, on the premises at Derby House, London, Christie’s, 1 November 1946, lot 34; | V. Federici, Rome, 1948; | Probably Private English Collection, a member of the diplomatic service in Rome 1947-1951 (probably acquired from the above); | Thence by descent to his wife; | By whom sold, London, Sotheby’s, 12 December 1984, lot 7; | With Charles Beddington, Ltd., London;
Carlo Bonavia
Active in Naples during the second half of the 18th Century
A storm off a rocky coast, with a shipwreck in the foreground and a fort on the rocky shoreline above
signed and dated on the rock lower left: Carlo Bonavia P.A. 1757
oil on canvas
canvas: 39 by 53 1/4 in.; 99 by 135.3 cm.
framed: 47 by 61 in.; 119.4 by 155 cm.
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch (1894-1973); | His sale, on the premises at Derby House, London, Christie’s, 1 November 1946, lot 34; | V. Federici, Rome, 1948; | Probably Private English Collection, a member of the diplomatic service in Rome 1947-1951 (probably acquired from the above); | Thence by descent to his wife; | By whom sold, London, Sotheby’s, 12 December 1984, lot 7; | With Charles Beddington, Ltd., London;
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