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Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thc 83x102cm
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Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thc 83x102cm

19th century
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Description

A beautiful large Italian watercolour titled 'The Garden Recital' by Maria Martinetti (1846-1921), signed lower right and circa 1880 in date.

The theme of the painting features a group of people dressed in very elegant period costumes in a mesmerizing abundantly flowering garden with a classical urn as a focal point.

The watercolour bears the signature of Maria Martinetti, Roma on the lower right hand corner.

Maria Martinetti (1864–1937) was an Italian painter. She was a student of Gustavo Simoni. She lived and exhibited in Italy and France. In 1890 she moved to the United States. She is known for her genre paintings.

Biography

Martinetti was born in 1864. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. She went on to exhibit her paintings in Rome, Venice and Paris. In 1890 she emigrated to the United States. Martinetti exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. She died in 1937 in Rome.

The colours are incredibly vibrant and the painting  has a beautiful period gilded frame.

Condition:

In excellent condition and ready to hang on your wall.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 83 cm x Width 102 cm x Depth 4 cm  - Frame

Height 76 cm x Width 93 cm  - Painting

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 3 foot, 4 inches x Depth 2 inches - Frame

Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 3 feet, 1 inch - Painting

Our reference: A4741

Physical Dimensions
Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
102cm (40.16")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Declaration

Regent Antiques has dated this Antique Garden Watercolour Painting to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1173969
Dealers Internal Reference
A4741
Description
A beautiful large Italian watercolour titled 'The Garden Recital' by Maria Martinetti (1846-1921), signed lower right and circa 1880 in date.
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The theme of the painting features a group of people dressed in very elegant period costumes in a mesmerizing abundantly flowering garden with a classical urn as a focal point.
Regent Antiques
fig 1. A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame.
fig 1. Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thc 83x102cm

The watercolour bears the signature of Maria Martinetti, Roma on the lower right hand corner.

Maria Martinetti (1864–1937) was an Italian painter. She was a student of Gustavo Simoni. She lived and exhibited in Italy and France. In 1890 she moved to the United States. She is known for her genre paintings.

fig 2. A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame.
fig 2. Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thc 83x102cm

Biography

Martinetti was born in 1864. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. She went on to exhibit her paintings in Rome, Venice and Paris. In 1890 she emigrated to the United States. Martinetti exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. She died in 1937 in Rome.

fig 3. A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame.
fig 3. Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thc 83x102cm

The colours are incredibly vibrant and the painting  has a beautiful period gilded frame.

Condition:

In excellent condition and ready to hang on your wall.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 83 cm x Width 102 cm x Depth 4 cm  - Frame

fig 4. A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame.
fig 4. Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thc 83x102cm

Height 76 cm x Width 93 cm  - Painting

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 3 foot, 4 inches x Depth 2 inches - Frame

Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 3 feet, 1 inch - Painting

Our reference: A4741

Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
102cm (40.16")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated this Antique Garden Watercolour Painting to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1173969
Dealers Internal Ref
A4741
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Archive I A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame.

Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thc 83x102cm

Archive II A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame. View II
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A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame.
Antique Watercolour 'The Garden Music Recital' by Martinetti 19thC 83x102cm
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A framed 19th-century watercolour painting depicting figures in 18th-century attire gathered in a garden, presented within a carved gilt frame.
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Nineteenth-century genre watercolours frequently depicted romanticised historical scenes, particularly 18th-century aristocratic social gatherings, executed with intricate brushwork and rich washes on paper.

Artists employed water-soluble pigments on heavy cotton or rag paper, mounted behind protective glass and encased in carved or moulded gilded wood frames.

Authentic period watercolours exhibit natural age toning to the paper substrate, fine hand-painted pigment layers, period artist signatures, and original backing or framing materials.

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