Lot No. 48


Michele Antonio Rapous


(Turin 1733–1819) Still life of flowers and fruit, oil on canvas, 55 x 72 cm, framed

Provenance: Belgian private collection. The authenticity of the present painting was confirmed by Dr. Fred Meijer, RKD, The Hague. Dr. Meijer comments on the painting’s good condition and compares the work to further still lifes by Rapous (comp. F. Zeri, La Natura Morta in Italia, plates. 187, 188, 190, 211). Rapous, who was a talented flower and animal painter, was employed at the Turin court. Commissioned by Vittorio Emanuele III of Sardinia, he executed decorative overdoors for Stupinigi Palace in 1788 and moreover decorated the court’s state coaches.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

old.masters@dorotheum.com

06.10.2009 - 17:00

Realized price: **
EUR 12,500.-
Estimate:
EUR 12,000.- to EUR 15,000.-

Michele Antonio Rapous


(Turin 1733–1819) Still life of flowers and fruit, oil on canvas, 55 x 72 cm, framed

Provenance: Belgian private collection. The authenticity of the present painting was confirmed by Dr. Fred Meijer, RKD, The Hague. Dr. Meijer comments on the painting’s good condition and compares the work to further still lifes by Rapous (comp. F. Zeri, La Natura Morta in Italia, plates. 187, 188, 190, 211). Rapous, who was a talented flower and animal painter, was employed at the Turin court. Commissioned by Vittorio Emanuele III of Sardinia, he executed decorative overdoors for Stupinigi Palace in 1788 and moreover decorated the court’s state coaches.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

old.masters@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Old Master Paintings
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 06.10.2009 - 17:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 26.09. - 06.10.2009


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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