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Charles (or Carlo) FANTINI (1851–after 1889) – ‘Portrait of …
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231
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Charles (or Carlo) FANTINI (1851–after 1889) – ‘Portrait of …
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Charles (or Carlo) FANTINI (1851–after 1889) – ‘Portrait of a Lady with Cameos’. Oil on canvas, signed in red in the top left-hand corner and dated 1869, with a ‘concealed’ signature ‘FANTINI. C.’ in the centre right. 50 x 39. Wood and gilded stucco frame.
A tear in the top right-hand corner.
Note: This signature is often attributed to Philippe Fantini. However, the ‘concealed’ signature in the centre right of the canvas would support this attribution
Charles Fantini was an itinerant painter born near Turin, who travelled between towns to paint portraits of prominent figures, notably in Vichy, Moulins (Allier), Lyon and Nice, as our portrait seems to suggest…
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Ref. : 4671-117
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