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SOLD TITO CONTI Oil Painting ( 1842 – 1924 )

A very fine example of the work of Tito Conti the Italian genre painter. This work depicts a cavalier and his lover taking a walk thorugh a grand hallway. The painting is signed lower right and in its original gilt frame. A stunning piece.
Title: “A Lovers Promenade”

Signature: Signed lower right

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board

Provenance: Private UK collection

Size: c. 16 x 11 inches unframed / 23 x 18 inches framed

Condition: Some small old repairs – needs a clean

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Tito Conti was a painter renowned for his graceful figures, precise draughtsmanship and intensity of colour.
Museum and Gallery Holdings

Florence (Gal. d’Arte Moderna): Portrait of the Father
Mainz: The Spy
Auction Records

Berlin, 1894: Standard Bearer, FRF 762; Woman in Ancient Costume, FRF 256; Standard Bearer, FRF 2,025; Soldier Drinking, FRF 6,437
New York, 17 March 1902: After the Ball, USD 355
New York, 4 Jan 1907: Model, USD 250
London, 25 Jan 1908: In the Cellar, GBP 22
London, 11 April 1908: Simplicity, GBP 44
London, 29 June 1908: Head of a Young Girl, GBP 31
London, 27 March 1909: Convalescent, GBP 57
London, 13 June 1910: Game of Dice, GBP 43
London, 17 May 1923: Lion in Love, GBP 105
London, 20 July 1923: Rose, GBP 31
London, 2 Dec 1927: Warning, GBP 16
London, 9 July 1928: Young Puritan, GBP 9
London, 23 Jan 1930: Plucking the Turkey’s Feathers, GBP 16
London, 8 Dec 1931: Portrait of a Young Girl, GBP 42
New York, 20 April 1932: Cavalier Smoking a Pipe (1873) USD 75
London, 22 June 1934: Ready for Peace or War, GBP 24
London, 13 July 1934: Tender Thoughts, GBP 14
London, 3 May 1935: Italian Beauty, GBP 9
London, 2 April 1937: Fortune-Teller, GBP 75
London, 18 Feb 1938: Happy Thoughts, GBP 12
London, 2 June 1939: New Weapon, GBP 10; Guitar Player (drawing) GBP 18
Glasgow, 10 Oct 1943: Evening, GBP 38
London, 6 Nov 1963: Pretty Waitress, GBP 480
London, 9 Oct 1964: Secret Post Box, Gns 480
London, 8 July 1966: Two Suitors, Gns 1,000
London, 14 June 1972: Fortune Teller, GBP 750
London, 11 Feb 1976: Cavalier’s Letter (oil on panel, 13 × 9 ins/33 × 22 cm) GBP 1,000
London, 11 Feb 1977: Gentleman Taking Leave (1879, oil on canvas, 22 × 31 ins/56 × 79 cm) GBP 2,200
London, 20 Oct 1978: Enamoured Servant Woman (1871, oil on panel, 13½ × 9¾ ins/34.2 × 25 cm) GBP 950
New York, 24 Feb 1982: Portrait of a Young Woman (pastel, 24 × 18 ins/61 × 45.6 cm) USD 600
Milan, 27 March 1984: Musketeer (oil on panel, 13 × 8½ ins/33 × 21.5 cm) ITL 6,500,000
Copenhagen, 29 Oct 1986: Young Girl With Flowers (oil on canvas, 17 × 11¾ ins/43 × 30 cm) DKK 25,000
Milan, 1 June 1988: Pleasant Reading (oil on canvas, 16¼ × 12¼ ins/41 × 31 cm) ITL 7,000,000
Rome, 29 May 1990: Portrait of a Little Girl (oil on cardboard, 8¼ × 5¼ ins/21 × 13.5 cm) ITL 1,380,000
London, 22 June 1990: Rejected Courtier (oil on canvas, 38 × 27¾ ins/96.4 × 70.5 cm) GBP 24,200
London, 5 Oct 1990: Good Book (oil on canvas, 24¼ × 19 ins/61.9 × 48.3 cm) GBP 6,820
London, 30 Nov 1990: Letter of Introduction (oil on canvas, 30¾ × 40½ ins/78 × 103 cm) GBP 22,000
New York, 21 May 1991: Flirt (oil on panel, 8½ × 7 ins/21.6 × 17.8 cm) USD 1,650
New York, 23 May 1991: White Rose (oil on canvas, 20¾ × 16¼ ins/52.7 × 41.5 cm) USD 11,000
London, 29 Nov 1991: After the Favour (oil on canvas, 42½ × 32 ins/108 × 81.3 cm) GBP 23,100
Bologna, 8-9 June 1992: Interior with a Lady Admiring a Chinese Statuette (oil on panel, 6 × 5 ins/15 × 12.5 cm) ITL 3,450,000
Milan, 16 June 1992: Canal at Viareggio (oil on panel, 5¼ × 9¼ ins/13.5 × 23.5 cm) ITL 5,000,000
London, 17 June 1992: Introduction of the Suitor (oil on canvas, 25½ × 35¼ ins/65 × 89.5 cm) GBP 7,150