Michele Tedesco (1834-1917), Attrib. - Nel giardino - La raccolta delle rose

“In the Garden - The Picking of Roses" Michele Tedesco (attributed) Moliterno, 1834 - Naples, 1917 circa 1880–1900 Oil on panel Frame size: 47 x 32 cm Panel: 35 x 19.5 cm Scope: Italian painting of the nineteenth century, Neapolitan school Inscription on reverse present / Michele Tedesco Description Elegant genre scene set in a gentleman’s garden, in which two female figures are captured in a moment of intimate and refined daily life. In the foreground, a young woman in a light blue dress leans toward a shrub to pick a rose, while the second figure, seated by a balustrade, watches the scene. The composition is built through an balanced relationship between figure, light, and vegetation. The color contrast is particularly successful: the bright blue of the young woman’s dress, the rosy tones of the seated figure, and the deep greens of the garden. The loose, atmospheric brushwork and the interest in an elegant bourgeois everyday life place the work in the climate of Italian painting from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The work is proposed for attribution to Michele Tedesco (1834–1917), a Lucanian painter trained in Naples, who was active in important European contexts. The attribution naturally requires confirmation through direct examination and comparison with documented works by the artist. Frame The painting is presented within an important gilded wooden frame, richly worked with a succession of ornamental leaf motifs, beading, and geometric bands. The frame shows widespread signs of time, small abrasions, losses and irregular gilding, consistent with its age and function, and contributes effectively to the historicized presentation of the work. Condition: overall good for its age; the photograph shows normal signs of time and some surface asynchronies. *** Photographic note The photographic images of the work were taken with the aid of professional studio lighting and spotlights to allow better readability of the composition, details and painting material. Such lighting may cause slight variations in color perception and brightness compared with viewing the work directly. The photographs are intended for illustrative and documentary purposes only. The frame is provided free of charge with the work and should therefore be considered an accessory element, not included in the monetary valuation of the painting. Given the natural fragility of antique gilded frames, any damages, detachments, breaks or losses of parts of the frame occurring during transport or shipping cannot be the subject of refunds, compensation, or disputes relating to the value of the work. Packaging will, however, be prepared with the utmost care to ensure, as far as possible, safe transport. Insured shipping Attributive Expertise *** For historical interest reasons the work cannot be shipped outside the European Union / insured shipping in a wooden crate

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