Painting Portrait Oil Canvas Italian Genre Scene Man Grand Tour Signed Framed 1880s 1890s portrait_painting 1987-Memorial exhibition

1987-Memorial exhibition

This mill pond in Rockport

SIZE: Overall 8

1962/3-Beit Hakana "Bezalel"

but typical wear as shown

Painting Portrait Oil Canvas Italian Genre Scene Man Grand Tour Signed Framed 1880s 1890s portrait_painting 1987-Memorial exhibitionOn offer late 19th century Italian genre scene depicting jovial peasant man reading an illustrated newspaper while drinking wine. Most likely collected during Grand Tour of Italy c. 1880s 1890s. Rich in regional detail through his dress and style of wine bottle, he emerges from a darkened background and engages with the viewer directly. Highly animated character portrait. Signed lower left, black signature on a black ground. Presented in original