$563
Continental School, 19th/20th Century Walled Lane Approaching a Hill Town. Signed "allavena" l.r., with a partial label and partial stamp from Roberson & Co., London, on the reverse, and with a label from J. Praet-Scheepers, Anvers, on the back of the frame. Oil on panel, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in., framed. Condition: Craquelure, frame abrasions, surface grime. N.B. Auction records include two artists by the last name of Allavena, Michele Allavena (1863-1949) and Luigi Allavena (1878-1959); both painted Italian town scenes similar in subject to this oil, but seemed to work primarily in watercolor.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-04-13