Carlo Grubas
(Venice 1802–1878)
Venice, Feast on the Grand Canal with the Ca’ d’Oro by Moonlight, signed C. Grubas, oil on canvas, 80 x 120 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Italy.
Carlo Grubas captures the magical sensation of the night-time festivities that formed part of Venice’s celebration of its liberation from the Austrian Empire in 1866, after the defeat at Sadowa (Sadová). The painter opted to depict a vista showing the Grand Canal, including details of the reflections of the moonlight and lanterns in the water. He chose to portray Ca’D’Oro, one of the most important Venetian palaces, with Palazzo Giusti to its left and Palazzo Fontana beyond. The presence of numerous Italian flags displayed on the palaces and gondolas enable the painting to be dated to shortly after 1866. It is one of the few paintings by Carlo Grubas based on historical events and may well be one of the painter’s last works of this size.
Specialist: Gautier Gendebien
Gautier Gendebien
+39-334-777 1603
Gautier.Gendebien@dorotheum.it
24.10.2023 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 110,000.- to EUR 140,000.-
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Carlo Grubas
(Venice 1802–1878)
Venice, Feast on the Grand Canal with the Ca’ d’Oro by Moonlight, signed C. Grubas, oil on canvas, 80 x 120 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Italy.
Carlo Grubas captures the magical sensation of the night-time festivities that formed part of Venice’s celebration of its liberation from the Austrian Empire in 1866, after the defeat at Sadowa (Sadová). The painter opted to depict a vista showing the Grand Canal, including details of the reflections of the moonlight and lanterns in the water. He chose to portray Ca’D’Oro, one of the most important Venetian palaces, with Palazzo Giusti to its left and Palazzo Fontana beyond. The presence of numerous Italian flags displayed on the palaces and gondolas enable the painting to be dated to shortly after 1866. It is one of the few paintings by Carlo Grubas based on historical events and may well be one of the painter’s last works of this size.
Specialist: Gautier Gendebien
Gautier Gendebien
+39-334-777 1603
Gautier.Gendebien@dorotheum.it
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| Auction: | 19th Century Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction with Live Bidding |
| Date: | 24.10.2023 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 14.10. - 24.10.2023 |