Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 2 - 2nd March 2022
Lot 378
Viviano Codazzi (Italian c.1604-1670) and Domenico Gargiulo
Estimate £5,000 - £7,000 | Hammer £5500
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Description
Viviano Codazzi (Italian c.1604-1670) and Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro (Italian 1612-1679)
Figures amongst ruins on the shore
Oil on canvas
74.7 x 96.2cm; 29½ x 37¾in
Provenance:
William Thuillier, London, where purchased by the present owner
We are grateful to Prof. David Marshall for confirming the attribution to Codazzi and Spadaro. Prof. Marshall dates the painting to the early-mid1640s. Codazzi and Spadaro worked closely together in Naples throughout the 1640s, with the former painting the architecture and the latter the figures.