Vincenzo Irolli, "young With Amphora," Watercolor On Paper, Signed, Late 19th Century

Vincenzo Irolli, "Young with amphora," watercolor on paper, signed, Late 19th century

Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1949)

Young with amphora

Watercolor on paper

Signed at lower left: V. Irolli

Coeval gilt and shaped wood frame

Size: Paper 44.5 x 29.5 cm.

On the back:

- Label Galleria Fogliato, Turin

- Label from the exhibition "Painters of the Nineteenth Century," held in 2013 at Galleria Fogliato, with indication of the work's presence in the catalog on page 84, plate 16

This refined and luminous work exemplifies the pictorial sensibility of Vincenzo Irolli, a Neapolitan artist celebrated for the chromatic vivacity and expressive intensity of his figures. The subject, a young woman wrapped in a drape and juxtaposed with an ornate amphora, is treated with a lightness typical of watercolor, a technique the author masters with mastery. The dissolved and vibrant background, as well as the color balance between the warm tones of the figure and the cool brushstrokes of the background, reflect a taste for decorative and sentimental elegance.