Odoardo Toscani (1859-1914), Attrib. - Mombaruzzo

Magnificent work by the master of Italian late 19th-century genre painting attributed to Odoardo Toscani.
A masterfully executed oil on panel depicting the splendid hills of the Monferrato with in the background the town of Mombaruzzo, which gives the work its title.
Dedicated or commissioned by the Doctor Delzanno - Gaudio.
Title and dedication visible on the back of the work.

Coming from the collection of Dr. Boa, a well-known antiquarian collector in Padua who has recently passed away.
A piece that we as a company have managed to acquire, together with a sizeable quantity of other works of quality, directly from his heirs.

Works by the same author to which the painting is attributable, in evidently smaller dimensions, have achieved excellent results at various international auction houses such as Sotheby’s and at smaller houses like Wannenes, Maison Bibelot and Capitolium, among others.

Signature of the author at the bottom right.
Very large dimensions exceeding two meters in width.
Signs of age and wear clearly visible in the photos.
Photos as an integral part of the lot description.

Insured and trackable shipping.

BIO
He was born in Rome in 1859 to Davide Toscani (lecturer in Forensic Law and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Rome La Sapienza) and Augusta Leonini-Pignotti (noblewoman).
He earned a law degree from the University of Rome.
He pursued a diplomatic career and later traveled to Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt, where he held the position of Consul General representing the Kingdom of Italy.

He was a painter who devoted himself mainly to battle scenes and to paintings with Orientalist themes.
Among his works: Crimea, 15 August 1855, was presented at the Turin Exhibition of 1883. Among other military-themed paintings: In Marcia; L'Alt, and Le Grandi Manovre Un Etèra; was exhibited in Rome in 1883.
He was also a writer and an intellectual figure, whose writings included short stories, poems and critical essays.
He died in Smyrna, in Turkey, in 1914.

N.B.
Although shipment is available, it is ADVISED TO PICK UP IN WAREHOUSE to maintain its condition."