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Porträtmaler, Still life painter, Genre Painter

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  • LUIGI MONTEVERDE (Switzerland, 1841- 1923). "Leo Tolstoy". Oil on canvas. Presents inscription on the back. Signed in the lower right corner. Signed on the back.
    Jul. 16, 2025

    LUIGI MONTEVERDE (Switzerland, 1841- 1923). "Leo Tolstoy". Oil on canvas. Presents inscription on the back. Signed in the lower right corner. Signed on the back.

    Est: €2,000 - €2,500

    LUIGI MONTEVERDE (Switzerland, 1841- 1923). "Leo Tolstoy". Oil on canvas. Presents inscription on the back. Signed in the lower right corner. Signed on the back. Measurements: 44 x 32 cm. Portrait of great naturalism in which an old man of bust is represented on a neutral background. The face is the absolute protagonist of the work, magnificently modeled through a wise use of lights and shadows, with successful hallmarks that enhance the plasticity of the features. The character is treated with a dramatic and deep mysticism, and despite not showing any attribute, we could be in front of the representation of Leon Tolstoy. Monteverde's childhood was spent in a geographically diverse and culturally rich environment, divided between the cities of Lugano, Buenos Aires and Montevideo. In this last urban nucleus, fundamental for his initial formation, he received his first artistic teachings from his older brother, who worked as a painter and decorator, and who introduced him early on to the rudiments of drawing, composition and decorative pictorial techniques. In 1870, motivated by a desire for academic improvement and direct contact with the great European pictorial traditions, he undertook a decisive trip to Milan, one of the cultural capitals of northern Italy. There he entered as an apprentice in the workshop of the renowned history painter Antonio Barzaghi-Cattaneo, whose teachings contributed significantly to refining his mastery of academic drawing and his sensitivity for visual narrative. At the same time, he enrolled at the prestigious Brera Academy of Fine Arts, an institution that at the time enjoyed great international prestige and which gave him access to a systematic and rigorous training in the disciplines of classical art, as well as contact with the most up-to-date pictorial currents of the time. Although his time at the Milanese academy exposed him to a variety of genres and styles, Monteverde became particularly famous for his predilection for scenes of rural life, which he approached with a detailed sensitivity and a keen sense of observation. His work is characterized by a remarkable ability to capture the atmosphere, light and everyday nuances of the countryside, endowing his compositions with both a poetic and ethnographic dimension. He also successfully cultivated the still life genre, in which he stood out for his technical delicacy, the subtle treatment of chiaroscuro and the precision in the representation of textures and objects.

    Setdart Auction House
  • MONTEVERDE, LUIGI (GEN. RAFFAELLO DELL'UVA): Stillleben mit Weintrauben, Körben und Balkenwaage.
    Nov. 10, 2023

    MONTEVERDE, LUIGI (GEN. RAFFAELLO DELL'UVA): Stillleben mit Weintrauben, Körben und Balkenwaage.

    Est: CHF6,000 - CHF9,500

    MONTEVERDE, LUIGI (GEN. RAFFAELLO DELL'UVA) (1843 Lugano 1923) : Stillleben mit Weintrauben, Körben und Balkenwaage; Öl auf Leinwand; 70x90 cm; sig., dat. 1889 u. bez. "Lugano" o.l.

    Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG
  • Luigi Monteverde Swiss 1843-1923 Che Significa?, 1889
    Jan. 17, 2023

    Luigi Monteverde Swiss 1843-1923 Che Significa?, 1889

    Est: $20,000 - $40,000

    Luigi Monteverde Swiss 1843-1923 Che Significa?, 1889 Signed and dated L. Monteverde/Lugana 1889 (ur); signed and dated L. Monteverde 1889 on the reverse Oil on canvas 31 1/4 x 41 1/2 inches (79.4 x 105.4 cm) Another version of this picture is in the collection of the Rath Museum in Geneva, and a third version was sold at Sotheby's, New York on Oct. 26, 2006, lot 267. C 

    DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
  • MONTEVERDE, LUIGI
    Sep. 17, 2021

    MONTEVERDE, LUIGI

    Est: CHF1,200 - CHF2,000

    (1841 Lugano 1923), zugeschrieben Stillleben mit Trauben. Öl auf Leinwand. Unten links bezeichnet: "Per la scomessa perduta". 48x27,5 cm.

    Schuler Auktionen
  • MONTEVERDE, LUIGI(1843 Lugano 1923)Girl with
    Sep. 18, 2013

    MONTEVERDE, LUIGI(1843 Lugano 1923)Girl with

    Est: CHF2,000 - CHF3,000

    MONTEVERDE, LUIGI (1843 Lugano 1923) Girl with chickens. 1901. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on the back: L. Monteverde. Lugano. 1901. 29 x 22.2 cm. MONTEVERDE, LUIGI (1843 Lugano 1923) Das Mädchen mit Hühnern. 1901. Öl auf Leinwand. Rückseitig signiert und datiert: L. Monteverde. Lugano. 1901. 29 x 22,2 cm.

    Koller Auctions
  • - Luigi Monteverde , Swiss b. 1843 La Mia Tavolozza oil on canvas
    Oct. 28, 2008

    - Luigi Monteverde , Swiss b. 1843 La Mia Tavolozza oil on canvas

    Est: £4,000 - £6,000

    signed and dated l.r.: L. Monteverde/ 1888.; t itled u.l.: la mia tavolozza.; s igned, dated and inscribed on reverse: L. Monteverde/ Lugano 1888 oil on canvas

    Sotheby's
  • Luigi Monteverde b. 1843 , A Chance Meeting oil on canvas, unframed
    Jun. 06, 2008

    Luigi Monteverde b. 1843 , A Chance Meeting oil on canvas, unframed

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    signed L. Monteverde , inscribed Lugano and dated 1886 lower right; signed L. Monteverde , inscribed Davesco P. Lugano on the reverse oil on canvas, unframed

    Sotheby's
  • LUIGI MONTEVERDE
    Oct. 24, 2006

    LUIGI MONTEVERDE

    Est: $30,000 - $40,000

    SWISS, B. 1843 CHE SIGNIFICA? measurements 31 1/2 by 41 1/3 in. alternate measurements 80 by 105 cm signed L. Monteverde Lugano and dated 1892 (upper right); inscribed L Monteverde Lugano and dated 1892 (on the reverse) oil on canvas NOTE Another version of this work is in the collection of the Rath Museum in Geneva.

    Sotheby's
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