Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
A very large signed oil on panel by the Italian born painter who worked in France Italo Giordani. This work depicts boats moored on the quat at Martigues in the South of France. The work is on panel and is signed lower right and in very good conditon - needs just a light clean.
Title: “Les Martigues"
Signature: Signed lower left
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: c. 23 x 37 inches unframed / 26 x 40 inches framed
Condition: Very good original condition
Italian, male.
Active also active in France.
Painter. Religious subjects, figures, genre scenes, landscapes, urban landscapes, seascapes, flowers.
Italo Giordani is known mainly for his Venetian landscapes and his seascapes.
Auction Records
Paris, 27 Jan 1823: Chrysanthemums, FRF 310
London, 28 July 1924: The Venice of Provence: Les Martigues, GBP 12
Paris, 18 May 1934: Sunrise at Sea, FRF 620
London, 22 Dec 1937: Adoration of the Magi, GBP 7
Paris, 14 May 1943: Roses, FRF 1,500; Les Martigues, FRF 2,600; Flower Market, FRF 2,000
Paris, Oct 1945-July 1946: Forest Interior, FRF 1,300
Paris, 14 April 1947: Rocks in the Sea, FRF 5,800
Paris, 4 June 1947: Vase of Flowers, FRF 750; Moonlight on the Sea, FRF 850
Grenoble, 8 Nov 1976: Walk in the Wood (oil on canvas, 27¼ × 16¼ ins/69.5 × 41.5 cm) FRF 4,000
Bourg-en-Bresse, 1 Aug 1978: Venice (oil on wood, 39¼ × 56¾ ins/100 × 144 cm) FRF 19,000
Versailles, 27 Nov 1983: Venice (oil on wood, 39¼ × 53½ ins/100 × 136 cm) FRF 13,000
Calais, 3 July 1988: Tartans at Les Martigues (oil on panel, 24½ × 39¼ ins/62 × 100 cm) FRF 12,000
Neuilly, 7 Feb 1990: Untitled (1973, oil on canvas, 39¼ × 32 ins/100 × 81 cm) FRF 9,000
Versailles, 25 March 1990: Flowery Path (oil on canvas, 22 × 29¼ ins/55 × 74 cm) FRF 32,000
Monaco, 21 April 1990: Gondola under an Arch (oil on card, 21¼ × 26 ins/54 × 66 cm) FRF 6,660
Paris, 10 June 1990: Walkers under the Arcades (oil on canvas, 28¼ × 22¼ ins/72 × 56.5 cm) FRF 9,500
Paris, 5 Nov 1993: Mediterranean Port (oil on panel, 32¼ × 46 ins/82 × 117 cm) FRF 9,500
New York, 18-19 July 1996: Profile Portrait of a Young Girl (oil on panel, 16 × 13¼ ins/40.6 × 33.7 cm) USD 575
Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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