Lotto No. 286


Pietro Francesco Guala


Pietro Francesco Guala - Dipinti antichi II

(Casale Monferrato 1698–1757 Milan)
A Saint reading,
oil on canvas, 94 x 73.5 cm, framed

Provenance:
Private European collection

Exhibited:
Torre Canavese, Galleria d’Arte Datrino, Pietro Francesco Guala. Una presenza europea tra le colline del Monferrato, 20 April – 8 June 2008, no. 54 (as Pietro Francesco Guala)

Literature:
S. Marinotti (ed.), Pietro Francesco Guala. Una presenza europea tra le colline del Monferrato, Turin et al. 2008, exhibition catalogue, no. 54 (as Pietro Francesco Guala)

Born in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, Pietro Francesco Guala broke from local pictorial tradition and developed his own pictorial language, utilising a progressive lightening of colour palette whilst modeling physiognomy and drapery with broad, voluminous folds, becoming a stylistic feature that was to reflect the artist’s mature manner.

A particularly noteworthy feature of the artist’s numerous busts of saints, prophets and philosophers is this distinctive characteristic of merging pictorial representation with a feeling of religious tenderness. Guala depicts saints and philosophers as first and foremost individuals with definable characteristics and features. In the case of the present painting Guala’s artistic ability is evident in the capturing of the saint’s concentration, the serene look with which his gaze rests on the text conveying divine contemplation.

Esperto: Mark MacDonnell Mark MacDonnell
+43 1 515 60 403

oldmasters@dorotheum.com

11.11.2021 - 16:26

Prezzo realizzato: **
EUR 9.600,-
Stima:
EUR 8.000,- a EUR 12.000,-
Prezzo di partenza:
EUR 7.000,-

Pietro Francesco Guala


(Casale Monferrato 1698–1757 Milan)
A Saint reading,
oil on canvas, 94 x 73.5 cm, framed

Provenance:
Private European collection

Exhibited:
Torre Canavese, Galleria d’Arte Datrino, Pietro Francesco Guala. Una presenza europea tra le colline del Monferrato, 20 April – 8 June 2008, no. 54 (as Pietro Francesco Guala)

Literature:
S. Marinotti (ed.), Pietro Francesco Guala. Una presenza europea tra le colline del Monferrato, Turin et al. 2008, exhibition catalogue, no. 54 (as Pietro Francesco Guala)

Born in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, Pietro Francesco Guala broke from local pictorial tradition and developed his own pictorial language, utilising a progressive lightening of colour palette whilst modeling physiognomy and drapery with broad, voluminous folds, becoming a stylistic feature that was to reflect the artist’s mature manner.

A particularly noteworthy feature of the artist’s numerous busts of saints, prophets and philosophers is this distinctive characteristic of merging pictorial representation with a feeling of religious tenderness. Guala depicts saints and philosophers as first and foremost individuals with definable characteristics and features. In the case of the present painting Guala’s artistic ability is evident in the capturing of the saint’s concentration, the serene look with which his gaze rests on the text conveying divine contemplation.

Esperto: Mark MacDonnell Mark MacDonnell
+43 1 515 60 403

oldmasters@dorotheum.com


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+43 1 515 60 403
Asta: Dipinti antichi II
Tipo d'asta: Asta online
Data: 11.11.2021 - 16:26
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 29.10. - 11.11.2021


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