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As of Nov 13, 2024

Michele Cascella

Lot 69016
Side street in Portofino, 1962
Oil on canvas

36,0 x 24,0 in (91.4 x 61.0 cm)
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Lot 69016
Side street in Portofino, 1962
Oil on canvas
36,0 x 24,0 in (91.4 x 61.0 cm)
Estimate: US$ 2,500 - 3,500
€ 2,400 - 3,300
Auction: 21 days

Heritage Auctions

City: Dallas, TX
Auction: Dec 06, 2024
Auction number: 8186
Auction name: Fine European Art Signature® Auction
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Michele Cascella (Italian, 1892-1989) Side street in Portofino, 1962 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm) Signed, dated, and inscribed lower left: M. Cascella Portofino 1962 PROVENANCE: The artist; Joyce Passetti, Menlo Park, California, acquired from the above, 1963; Thence by descent. LITERATURE: A. May, "Joyce Passetti and How She Got There," Menlo Park Recorder, July 14, 1965, p. 14, illustrated. This lot is accompanied by a copy of a 1962-1963 agreement of sale between the California agent for Michele Cascella and Joyce Passetti. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
The artist; Joyce Passetti, Menlo Park, California, acquired from the above, 1963; Thence by descent.
Unlined canvas. Very slight buckling to the canvas, primarily in the upper half of the work, and visible under raking light. Horizontal stretcher bar mark faintly visible at upper edge under raking light. A very few scattered minor surface abrasions, most notably a series of vertical dashes in the sky just left of center. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Modern pigments fluoresce as expected. No apparent retouching. Framed Dimensions 43 X 31 X 2 Inches
Lot Details
Michele Cascella (Italian, 1892-1989) Side street in Portofino, 1962 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm) Signed, dated, and inscribed lower left: M. Cascella Portofino 1962 PROVENANCE: The artist; Joyce Passetti, Menlo Park, California, acquired from the above, 1963; Thence by descent. LITERATURE: A. May, "Joyce Passetti and How She Got There," Menlo Park Recorder, July 14, 1965, p. 14, illustrated. This lot is accompanied by a copy of a 1962-1963 agreement of sale between the California agent for Michele Cascella and Joyce Passetti. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
The artist; Joyce Passetti, Menlo Park, California, acquired from the above, 1963; Thence by descent.
Unlined canvas. Very slight buckling to the canvas, primarily in the upper half of the work, and visible under raking light. Horizontal stretcher bar mark faintly visible at upper edge under raking light. A very few scattered minor surface abrasions, most notably a series of vertical dashes in the sky just left of center. Not examined out of frame. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. Modern pigments fluoresce as expected. No apparent retouching. Framed Dimensions 43 X 31 X 2 Inches
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