View of the Porta Medina, Naples with a vegetable market in the foreground
Maker
Fulvio Tessitore (De Fulvis) (artist)
born 1870
born 1870
Title
View of the Porta Medina, Naples with a vegetable market in the foreground
Date of Production
1800 - 1999
Medium
graphite, watercolour, bodycolour, with scraping, on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.7 cm
Width: 15.7 cm
Width: 15.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.144
Mode of Acquisition
Anthony Blunt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1984
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Professor Anthony Blunt, London (1907-1983); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brush and black wash, signed by the artist: "De Fulvis". Verso: upper centre, light brown ink which has bled heavily: "11 1/2 x 6. S."; lower edge, graphite: "159-20 P Napoli / Fontana di Serp [?] / [erased] //". Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), all graphite: "Witt no.? / "NAPLES" Porta Medina? / by Fanzago (1640)"; erased: "The group of three similar watercolours (not sold separately) for £ / £30 //"; "Signed De Fulvis / de la Fosse? //"; "159-20".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brush and black wash, signed by the artist: "De Fulvis". Verso: upper centre, light brown ink which has bled heavily: "11 1/2 x 6. S."; lower edge, graphite: "159-20 P Napoli / Fontana di Serp [?] / [erased] //". Mount (removed, cut down and now in file), all graphite: "Witt no.? / "NAPLES" Porta Medina? / by Fanzago (1640)"; erased: "The group of three similar watercolours (not sold separately) for £ / £30 //"; "Signed De Fulvis / de la Fosse? //"; "159-20".
Collector's mark: none.
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