Attributed to Giuseppe Marchesi (18th/19th century- Italian),
putti figures hunting in a landscape, 32.5''x60'', est:$5000/7000
*Price Realized: $8,050.00


bears signature and with partially indistinct inscription verso: Giuseppe Marchesi / this painting is one of his celebrated paintings called The Four Seasons, oil on canvas. Provenance: Property of a Private Collection, Claremont, CA. Condition: Visual: Not lined. There is a 2" horizontal tear with scattered losses in the left center quadrant and there are a few smaller punctures and tears with scattered losses in the upper left, lower left and upper right quadrants. There are areas of paint loss scattered on the figures, concentrated mainly on the central figure's leg, on the dog and in the background. There is scattered craquelure and stretcher bar creases throughout. The canvas is loose on the stretcher bars. Blacklight: There are areas of touch-up and old restoration with two corresponding verso patches scattered throughout, notably an approximately 5" x 3" scattered area on the trees in the right center quadrant and on the chest of the left figure.