S.Y. NARADA off Naples

Catalog no. 0000583

MediumGouache on Paper
Size16 Inches x 25 Inches
SignedSigned LR: De Simone
Date1898

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About the artist

Among the 19th and 20th century ship portraitists who practiced in Italian seaport cities, the father and son, Tommaso and Antonio de Simone are probably the best known. The son, Antonio de Simone worked in watercolor and watercolor variants, chiefly but not limited to gouache, while Tommaso, the father, is noted for working exclusively in oils. Antonio specialized in portraits of the great society yachts of the period, successfully capturing just about every important private yacht to visit Naples. These fine portraits were commissioned by the owners to show their vessels at anchor under…

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