By Guiseppe Aureli
Located in Missouri, MO
Guiseppe Aureli (1858-1929)
"An Opulent Evening" c. 1880s
Watercolor on Paper
Signed Lower Right
Site Size: approx. 30 x 20 inches
Framed Size: approx. 37 x 29 inches
Giuseppe Aureli (December 5, 1858 in Rome – 1929) was an Italian painter and watercolorist. His work is noted for its historical subject matter, portraits of Italian noble families as well as genre paintings and local scenes, especially work with Oriental themes.
He received his early art education at the Academia de San Luca where he was the pupil of Pietro Gabarini and Cesare Maccari.[1] He exhibited in various exhibitions; including: The International Exhibition of 1888 in Munich and the World Fair of 1893 in Chicago, but his Oriental works were rarely included in these early exhibitions. Having his workshop at 48 Via Margutta in Rome, Aureli was in a position to exchange ideas with the most prolific Orientalist artists at that the time. He used the same staircase that led to a rabbit-warren of studios including those of Filippo Bartolini, Enrico Tarenghi...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Laid Paper