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CARLO GAUDINA (Turin, 1878 – 1937)Portrait of a noblewomanOil on canvas, 110 x 8cm Signed ‘C Gaudina’ in the lower left-handcorner In fair condition, with a patina and slight signs of ageing.Original canvas and contemporary stretcher This fine work, signed in the lower left-hand corner, depicts a female figure from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century and can undoubtedly be attributed to the talented Piedmontese painter Carlo Gaudina (Turin, 1878 –1937).The work depicts a noblewoman or a prominent figure in society, and displays meticulous attention to detail, such as the sumptuous dress, the jewellery worn (a pearl necklace) and the accessories (a hat with flowers, a fan and a fur shawl).The woman is, in fact, wearing an elegant dark gown complemented by a sumptuous fur stole draped over her arm. In her hands she holds a fine fan made of ostrich feathers. Jewellery and hairstyle: Around her neck she wears a classic and elegant three-strand pearl necklace, a symbol of high social status. Her hairstyle is crowned by a wide-brimmed hat decorated with striking pink roses.Style and period: The formal three-quarter pose and the use of a dark, blurred background serve to highlight the figure and the lustre of the details (feathers, pearls and facial features), a technique widely used in European bourgeois portraiture of that period.
ASTA N.12 Importante collezione di dipinti antichi e del XIX-XX secolo of 29/10/2026 17:00. Via dei Pastai 28
