A nineteenth century steeped in rediscovery..
This is confirmed by the auction on June 24th, which closed with over 520,000 euros in sale and a 197% increase on starting prices.
Between ethnographic documentation and poetic transfiguration, "Ballu tundu" by Giuseppe Biasi reached €64,000, setting a record for the artist and immortalizing a fragment of the most authentic Sardinia with rare intensity, amidst vibrant colors and bold contrasts that seem to look towards Fauve suggestions.
Lot 131
Giuseppe Biasi da Teulada
"Ballu tundu" oil on canvas (cm 110x160).
Sold € 64.000
Equally significant is the result obtained by "La baraonda" by Giovanni Battista Galizzi (€51,200), an artist deeply rooted in the Bergamo area, whose work confirms the renewed critical and market attention accompanying his production.
Lot 137
Giovanni Battista Galizzi
"La baraonda" oil on canvas on masonite (cm 94x162).
Sold € 51.200
Appreciation for Venetian views remains high. The "Serenissima" is reflected in all its splendor in "Palazzo Ducale e San Marco dalla Riva degli Schiavoni" by Giovanni Boldini (€30,720) and "Canale della Giudecca" by Guglielmo Ciardi (€19,200).
Lot 129
Giovanni Boldini
"Palazzo Ducale e San Marco dalla Riva degli Schiavoni" oil on panel (cm 26x34,5).
Sold € 30.720
Lot 128
Guglielmo Ciardi
"Canale della Giudecca", Venezia, oil on canvas (cm 55x85).
Sold € 19.200
Finally, in the field of portraiture, "Marthe" by Federico Zandomeneghi (€24,320) stands out, where psychological introspection and refined synthesis of the stroke merge into one of the happiest expressions of his artistic maturity.
Lot 125
Federico Zandomeneghi "Marthe" 1913 oil on canvas (cm 40x33)
Sold € 24.320
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