Paolo Sala

Lot 51 Paolo Sala Italian, 1859-1924 A Venetian Backwater Signed P. Sala (lr) Watercolor on paper laid down on board Sight 18 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches C Estimate $1,000-1,500 Toned. Foxing notable in the sky. Any condition statement is given as a courtesyto a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as astatement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility forany error or omission. The absence of a condition statement doesnot imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely freefrom wear and tear, imperfections or the effects ofaging.

SALA, PAOLO (1859-1924). San Giorgio Maggiore at Venice. Pencil and watercolour on paper, signed, inscribed "Milano" and also inscribed at the left. Traces due to age, foxed. 33 x 48 cm Blick auf die Isola San Giorgio Maggiore in Venedig. Aquarell über Bleistift auf Papier, unten rechts signiert, bezeichnet "Milano" sowie links bezeichnet. 33 x 48 cm (61188002)

LOT 48 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION - PAOLO SALA 1859 - 1924 THE ANICHKOV BRIDGE ON NEVSKY PROSPEKT AT DUSK signed in Latin l.l. oil on canvas 120,000—150,000 GBP measurements 123 by 174cm, 48 1/4 by 68 1/2 in. Description signed in Latin l.l. oil on canvas PROVENANCE Sotheby's London, Icons, Russian Pictures and Works of Art, 15December 1994, Lot 19Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, 29 April 1999, Lot 139 CATALOGUE NOTE Though born and trained in Italy, Paolo Sala was aninternationally influential artist whose diverse oeuvre was shapedby his travels throughout Europe and South America. He wasparticularly admired in his native Milan where he was awarded theMylius Prize in 1880, and in the 1890s he travelled to Russia wherehe was commissioned to paint the salon of the newly rebuilt St.Petersburg Conservatory. The offered lot is from a rare series of cityscapes from Sala'sRussian period that typify the aesthetic and cultural character oflife in the former Imperial capital. The composition is framed bythe bronze horses of the Anchikov Bridge, the city's first bridgebuilt across the Fontanka river, and behind them, the lavishBeloselsky-Belozersky Palace. Balancing the composition at lowerright is a thoroughfare of horse-drawn sleighs approaching NevskyProspekt, while at centre right a white horse trots towards theviewer, engaging him as an active participant in the scene. Perhapsmost impressive is Sala's painterly technique, which bridges thegap between mid-century Salon style and turn-of-the-centuryImpressionism; his brushstroke is ideally suited for rendering theblustery atmosphere of the wintry scene, while his keen applicationof colour serves to dramatise the late afternoon twilight.

LOT 129 PROPERTY FROM AN AUSTRIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION PAOLO SALA ITALIAN, 1859 - 1924 TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON titled lower left; signed PSala lower right oil on panel 6,000—8,000 GBP measurements 22 by 27cm., 8¾ by 10¾in. Description titled lower left; signed PSala lower right oil on panel

(Italian 1859-1929) Evening Village Scene Oil on original unlined canvas 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower right: Sala The artist was born and died in Milan where he was a landscape, marine, portrait, and genre painter who worked both in oil and in watercolor. He exhibited his paintings in both media at Naples, Rome, Venice, and Milan. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000.