oil on canvas
66 x 124.4 cm (26 x 49 in.)
signed and inscribed H.Corrodi. Roma lower left

PROVENANCE
Christie`s, New York, April 8, 2008, lot 122
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale by the current owner)

LOT NOTES
Hermann Corrodi was a celebrated Italian painter known for his paintings of both landscapes and orientalist themes. Born in Frascati, a town in the Lazio region of Italy close to metroplitan Rome, he lived and worked in Rome and received many commissions, including historical paintings for the British royal family. Some of his best known paintings are works depicting coasts and seascapes.