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Art Auction
on behalf of the Estate of Pira^^ / Pira's Galleria
Lot #1427 - A collection of paintings & art
Exhibition/Viewing:
April 18th - 25th, 2003
Session: Saturday, April 26th, 1:00 PM
Westcoast Estates Annex,
9700 New Hampshire Ave., Washington
Mr. Quin Wrath, Coordinator
Westcoast Auctions Washington Annex
Absentee Bids
Tel: 202-432-7204
Fax: 202-432-7202
Email: s.markham@westcoast.net
All lots in this sale are sold subject to Westcoast Auction's Conditions of Sale or Conditions of Business. As stated in the Conditions, all lots are sold on an "AS IS" basis. Prospective bidders should review the Conditions, Glossary, Important Notices, and Buying at Auction guide.
A capriccio landscape by Francesco Guardi, depicting an arch inspired by the arcade of the Doge's Palace, Venice, is one of the highlights in a selection of works that cover six hundred years of European painting.
Other great pieces include a fine Venus and Adonis by Willem van Mieris and a newly rediscovered altarpiece of The Martyrdom of Saint Dorothea by Gaspar de Crayer.
The sale also features an Interior scene by Anthonie Palamedesz. (Delft 1601-1673 Amsterdam), the prime version of a picture in the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne, and a rare example of the work of the Pseudo-Boltraffio, an early-sixteenth-century follower of Leonardo's eponymous pupil.
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