Contemporary Painting '900 Boats A. De Simone Gouache on Paper - The Astrea Ship 1904

Features

Artist:  Antonio De Simone (1851-1907)

Artwork title:  La Nave Astrea

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject:  Ships

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Gouache

Description : La Nave Astrea

Gouache on paper. Signed and dated 1904 bottom right. On the left, the name of the ship. Antonio De Simone belongs to the category of the Marinist masters, a category that was born in the 16th century and was received with great fervour in the Countries with great seafaring traditions, from the Netherlands to England, from France to Spain, in Italy and almost everywhere in the rest of the European continent, using everything related to seafaring as a subject. The highest popularity of this art genre was achieved in the 19th century and continued until the 1940s, in the last period of sailing and the advent of steamships. In Italy, the artists from the Campania and Liguria schools of painting and sea produced many paintings, some of which are called "portraits of ships": the production of the Neapolitan brothers De Simone is a part of this group. They specialized in painting portraits of important and famous luxury ships, both sailboats and steamboats. The gouache is presented in a frame.

Product Condition:
Very good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. It may have been restored by an expert. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. Product with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lawful Origin.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 67
Width: 87
Depth: 2

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 42
Width: 63