CARLO BONAVIA (ACTIVE NAPLES 1751-1788)

A volcano erupting at night, possibly Mount Etna

Closed8 July 2022

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GBP 20,000–30,000

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CARLO BONAVIA (ACTIVE NAPLES 1751-1788)
A volcano erupting at night, possibly Mount Etna
oil on canvas
38 5⁄8 x 50 1⁄2 in. (98 x 128.3 cm.)

Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 December 2002, lot 84, as 'Pierre-Jacques Volaire'.

We are grateful to Ermanno Bellucci for proposing the attribution on the basis of a photograph.