ARTIST: Eduardo Gelli (Italian, 1852 - 1933)
NAME: Woman with Feathered Bonnet and Satin Dress
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Minor inpainting and paint losses along edges.
SIGHT SIZE: 14 1/2 x 10 inches / 38 x 25 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed
SIGNATURE: lower right
PROVENANCE: Brunk Auctions, Date 2010-01-02, Lot 900
NAME VARIANTS: Odoardo Gelli
SKU#: 118356
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BIOGRAPHY:
Edoardo Gelli studied in Florence at the Accademia di Belle Arti and in the painting school of Antonio Ciseri. He made a name for himself in particular with genre representations and historical costume studies. In a virtuoso manner, Gelli deals with the depiction of a painter's studio, in which the exuberant-looking model has settled in the bentwood rocking chair. Next to her there is a round room stove on lion feet, in the background on the chest of drawers there are props such as a guitar or a bulbous faience vase with grasses, finished paintings lean on the floor in opulent stucco frames. The open paint box with a prepared color palette and positioned brushes show that the artist is about to get to work.