Michele Cascella

Lot 75 Michele Cascella Italian, 1892-1989 Thoughtful Moments at the River's Edge Signed Michele Cascella (ll) Oil on canvas 24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.5 cm) Provenance: Galerie Juarez Inc., Los Angeles, CA C Estimate $6,000-8,000 Frame rubbing. Appears to be in good condition. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Michele Cascella * (Ortona 1892-1989 Milan) Chiesa di Portofino, signed, dated Michele Cascella, Portofino 38, tempera, watercolour on cardboard, 100 x 70 cm, framed (PP) Photo-certificate: Galleria Rotta, Genua, with artist’’’’s signature Provenance: Galleria Rotta, Genua (on the reverse 3 stamps); Private Collection, Italy Exhibition: Mostra Personale del Pittore Michele Cascella, Galleria Rotta, Genua, April - Mai 1939 (sticker on the reverse)

Michele Cascella (Italian, 1892-1989) The vase of Isabella signed 'Michele Cascella' (lower left) oil on canvas 35 x 23in (88.9 x 58.4cm) PROVENANCE: with Galerie Juarez, Inc., Los Angeles, California. A photo-certificate of authenticity from Archivio Michele Cascella accompanies this lot.

Lot Description Michele Cascella (Italian, 1892-1989) View of Portofino signed, inscribed and dated 'Michele Cascella Portofino '38' (lower right) watercolour and gouache on paper 43 3/8 x 29 5/8 in. (110 x 75 cm.) Provenance Commissioned from the artist by Signore & Signora Mario & Fosca Crespi, Milan, friends of the artist, and thence by descent to the present owner. View Lot Notes › Michele Cascella's paintings can be described in two words: chromatism and light. Growing up in Abruzzo, surrounded by the region's gentle landscape, highly influenced his growth as an artist. In 1908 he was in Paris exhibiting at the Galerie Drout, and while there the direct encounter with of post-impressionists works, in particular Sisley's brightness and use of colour, made a long-lasting impact on Cascella. Though he travelled extensively and lived in Argentina and America, one of his favourite locations was the Liguria region, especially the bay of the village of Portofino. Moving away from his contemporary Cubists and Futurists, Cascella recurrently depicts the bay in an accurate and realistic way, always trying to capture on the canvas the joy of this lively, colourful and full of atmosphere part of the world.

July 16-17, 2011 Lot 0784 Michele Cascella (Italian, 1892-1989) Soup Tureen and Flowers in Sienna, signed lower left "Michele Cascella", oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in.; original gilt wood frame, light grime; frame with abrasions Galerie Juarez, Inc., Palm Beach, Florida; Estate of the Late Roslyn Sandler, Atlanta, Georgia Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000