Arturo Ricci

LOT 140 ARTURO RICCI ITALIAN, 1854 - 1919 ENTERTAINING IN THE ARTIST'S STUDIO signed and dated A. Ricci / Firenze / 1884 lower left; signed,titled and dated on the reverse oil on canvas 60,000—80,000 GBP 106 by 79cm., 41¾ by 31in. signed and dated A. Ricci / Firenze / 1884 lower left; signed,titled and dated on the reverse oil on canvas Sale: Sotheby's, London, 13 June 2006, lot 313Purchased by the present owner at the above sale Taking a break from painting the portrait of a young andbeautiful girl, the handsome artist takes his sitter on at chessinstead. Behind, watching their every move, is the girl's father.Presented as a study in period silks and satins to give Ricci theopportunity to show off the full range of his painterly talents andhis skill at capturing the lustrous materials of the Rococo inparticular, the artist fills his canvas with details rich inmeaning.Judging from his expression, the father is not convinced. Theportrait that he has commissioned is unfinished, and hangsapparently discarded at a rakish angle on the wall behind the girl;a paint brush leans provocatively against the canvas. It seems morelikely that the father will in fact be paying for a charlatan totake advantage of his daughter than for the completion of a fairand fine likeness. Finely observed and superbly rendered, Ricci describes everydetail of this studio visit, capturing with his brush all theparaphernalia of the setting and every nuance of the momentdepicted.

LOT 59 ARTURO RICCI ITALIAN, 1854 - 1919 GRANDMOTHER'S BIRTHDAY signed Arturo Ricci (lower left) oil on canvas 50,000—70,000 USD 23 3/4 by 33 in. 60.3 by 83.8 cm signed Arturo Ricci (lower left) oil on canvas Prof. Herman Schnabel, Hamburg (and sold: Sotheby's, London,June 27, 1988, lot 266, illustrated)Private Collector, Toronto (acquired at the above sale)Acquired from the above by the present owner

Enquiry Bid & Track Auktion A152 Lot 3227 - 26 March 2010 16:30 * RICCI, ARTURO (1854 Florence 1919) Interiorwith fine company. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right:Arturo Ricci. 77 x 104 cm. Provenance: Privatecollection, Italy CHF 150 000.- / 180 000.- € 101 350.- / 121620.- * RICCI, ARTURO (1854 Florenz 1919) Interieur mit feinerGesellschaft. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten rechts signiert: Arturo Ricci.77 x 104 cm. Provenienz: Privatsammlung Italien. CHF 150 000.- /180 000.- € 101 350.- / 121 620.-

Lot 6020 Live! Auction in Chicago - 12/5/09 Approx. Selling Time: 12:30 PM Central 79/5230-12 ARTURO RICCI (ITALIAN 1854-1919) THE INTRODUCTION. Oil on wood panel, signed lower left 'Arturo Ricci;' 22" x 18.75" 12" x 8.9" $10,000/$15,000 Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is Total Bids: 0

Arturo Ricci (Italian, 1854-1919) Pranzo de Nozze oil on canvas signed (lower left) 32 1/2 x 54 inches. Estimate $ 100,000-150,000 Provenance: Andrew Carnegie, New York, New York (probably) Jerry Fischbak, New York, New York Harry G, Podlesak, Winnetka, Illinois Elizabeth S. Podlesak, Delray Beach, Florida Lynn Starrett, Olga, Washington Thence by descent to the present owner.