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May 16, 2014 04:00 PMCalender
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Nicola Simbari (Italian, 1927-2012) Coastal View with Umbrellas

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$2,952$2,400
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2728BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 16, 2014 4:00PM

Description:

Nicola Simbari (Italian, 1927-2012)

Coastal View with Umbrellas
Signed and dated "Simbari 57" l.r.
Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 39 1/4 in. (73.0 x 99.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Abrasion/minor losses, craquelure.

Provenance: Doyle New York, Doyle At Home, October 10, 2012, Lot 102.
Estimate $1,500-2,000

Canvas deformation in the form of a dimple measuring about 1-1/2 inches in diameter located in the center of the canvas, 11 inches down from the top edge.

Fine craquelure to the sky, with an abrasion measuring 1-1/2 inches located in the u.c. Broader craquelure with flaking and losses in the band of umbrella tops across the middle of the canvas. Several areas of loss in this area, the largest losses measuring about 1/4 inch, others typically about 1/8 inch or less.

Pentimento of a second tower to the left of and the same size and shape of the green cupola on the left.


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