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Luigi Moretti (1884-1950) Oil Painting
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Luigi Moretti (1884-1950) Oil Painting

1900 - 1920
Sold 27 March 2025 · Country Homes Antiques Stirling
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LUIGI MORETTI ( 1884 - 1950 )

A beautiful signed oil on canvas by the Italian born painter who worked in France - Luigi Moretti. Moretti was born in Venice and painted in Paris and Venice and exhibited in Paris at the Societe Des Artistes Francais. His work is well collected. The painting has the original artists label verso.

Title: “Venice"

Signature: Signed lower right

Provenance: Private French collection

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: c. 18 x 15 inches unframed / 26 x 23 inches framed

Condition: Very nice for age - unlined and unrestored

Italian, 20th century, male.

Born 21 June 1884, in Venice.

Painter. Landscapes.

Exhibited on a regular basis from 1911 at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris.

Auction Records

Paris, 17 Dec 1931: Rialto Bridge, Venice, FRF 50

Paris, 17 Dec 1943: Ducal Palace, Venice, FRF 600

Paris, 18 June 1945: St Mark's Square, Venice (1930) FRF 3,000

Paris, 14 Nov 1946: Venice Lagoon, FRF 2,600

Paris, 23 March 1994: Venice (1929, oil on canvas, 28¾ × 36¼ ins/73 × 92 cm) FRF 6,600

Calais, 25 June 1995: Ducal Palace, Venice (1951, oil on canvas, 23½ × 28¾ ins/60 × 73 cm) FRF 9,500

Rome, 26 Nov 2002: The Greeting, Venice (1930, oil on canvas, 24 × 29 ins/60 × 73 cm) EUR 3,200

London, 18 June 2003: Venetian Canal (oil on canvas, 44 × 31 ins/111 × 80 cm) GBP 2,500

Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Luigi Moretti Oil Painting to the 1920s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
58cm (22.83")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
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SA1045791
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LUIGI MORETTI ( 1884 - 1950 )

A beautiful signed oil on canvas by the Italian born painter who worked in France - Luigi Moretti.

“
Moretti was born in Venice and painted in Paris and Venice and exhibited in Paris at the Societe Des Artistes Francais.
Country Homes Antiques Stirling

His work is well collected. The painting has the original artists label verso.

fig 1. An oil painting on canvas depicting a canal scene, housed in an ornate, distressed off-white carved wooden frame.
fig 1. Luigi Moretti (1884-1950) Oil Painting

Title: “Venice"

Signature: Signed lower right

Provenance: Private French collection

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: c. 18 x 15 inches unframed / 26 x 23 inches framed

Condition: Very nice for age - unlined and unrestored

fig 2. An oil painting on canvas depicting a canal scene, housed in an ornate, distressed off-white carved wooden frame.
fig 2. Luigi Moretti (1884-1950) Oil Painting

Italian, 20th century, male.

Born 21 June 1884, in Venice.

Painter. Landscapes.

Exhibited on a regular basis from 1911 at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris.

Auction Records

Paris, 17 Dec 1931: Rialto Bridge, Venice, FRF 50

fig 3. An oil painting on canvas depicting a canal scene, housed in an ornate, distressed off-white carved wooden frame.
fig 3. Luigi Moretti (1884-1950) Oil Painting

Paris, 17 Dec 1943: Ducal Palace, Venice, FRF 600

Paris, 18 June 1945: St Mark's Square, Venice (1930) FRF 3,000

Paris, 14 Nov 1946: Venice Lagoon, FRF 2,600

Paris, 23 March 1994: Venice (1929, oil on canvas, 28¾ × 36¼ ins/73 × 92 cm) FRF 6,600

fig 4. An oil painting on canvas depicting a canal scene, housed in an ornate, distressed off-white carved wooden frame.
fig 4. Luigi Moretti (1884-1950) Oil Painting

Calais, 25 June 1995: Ducal Palace, Venice (1951, oil on canvas, 23½ × 28¾ ins/60 × 73 cm) FRF 9,500

Rome, 26 Nov 2002: The Greeting, Venice (1930, oil on canvas, 24 × 29 ins/60 × 73 cm) EUR 3,200

London, 18 June 2003: Venetian Canal (oil on canvas, 44 × 31 ins/111 × 80 cm) GBP 2,500

Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Luigi Moretti Oil Painting to the 1920s.

Height
66cm (25.98")
Width
58cm (22.83")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1045791
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An oil painting on canvas depicting a canal scene, housed in an ornate, distressed off-white carved wooden frame.
Luigi Moretti (1884-1950) Oil painting
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An oil painting on canvas depicting a canal scene, housed in an ornate, distressed off-white carved wooden frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Art
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleImpressionist
  • MaterialOil paint, canvas, wood, gesso
  • ColourOff-White
  • MotifsCarved frame, Distressed finish, Canal scene, Impressionistic brushwork
  • SizeH 66 cm (26 in) x W 58 cm (23 in) x D 7 cm (3 in)

Early 20th-century Italian canal paintings typically capture urban landscapes and waterways, heavily influenced by impressionist techniques and plein-air painting traditions focused on natural light and atmospheric conditions.

These works were traditionally crafted using pigment-rich oil paints applied to stretched canvas, housed within hand-carved and gessoed wooden frames that often reflect the decorative styles of the period.

Authenticity is determined by examining canvas ageing, crackquelure in the oil paint layers, stretcher bar construction, frame joinery, and artist signatures or documentation consistent with historical periods.

An antique oil painting serves as a focal point when hung against neutral walls in a living room or study, bridging traditional craftsmanship with modern minimalist or eclectic interior schemes.

Preservation requires displaying paintings away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity, avoiding chemical cleaners on the canvas, and periodically consulting a professional conservator for surface cleaning.
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