Pair Of Portraits Of Italian Gentleman And Lady, Signed And Dated.

Important pair of oil paintings on canvas applied on cardboard representing portraits of husbands belonging to the Italian aristocracy of the second half of the 19th century.
Signed and dated in the lower left corner on each portrait - Carlo Botti 1875

The pair of paintings in question enters with certainty in the body of works of the master Carlo Botti and will enlarge the catalog which documents his copious activity, and that according to the sources the most authoritative, Critical Dictionary and Documentary of AM Comanducci, "The Italian Painters of the Nineteenth Century" was to include around 2000 works, including 700 portraits.

The paintings in question, due to the high quality of the naturalistic rendering of the anatomies and the luministic effects, seem to have been executed following contact with the master Michele Gordigiani (Florence, May 29, 1835 - Florence, October 7, 1909), often far away. academic circles was in contact with the ranks of artists from Macchiaioli and with whom Carlo was able to develop his great skills as a portrait painter.
The trends of the Florentine portrait are also found in the colors of the backgrounds and the atmospheric-environmental effects reproduced.

The paintings including a contemporary gilded frame measure: 74 cm x 86 cm; while the canvases measure 63cm x 77cm.

We attach to the sale a historical certificate of authenticity provided by our antique gallery.