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Carlo Bonavia was an Italian painter whose activity is documented between 1755 and 1788. His marine and landscape paintings centre on the surroundings of Naples. Working in the tradition of Salvator Rosa, but particularly influenced by Joseph Vernet, he explored dramatic light and quieter atmospheres while retaining human figures within his compositions.
Landscape with Aqueduct in the Dulwich Picture Gallery combines ruins, an aqueduct and the silhouette of Vesuvius in an invented setting. This capriccio assembles recognisable elements without reproducing a precise location. At Stourhead, Landscape with a Ruin, an oil on canvas held by the National Trust, places figures beside a tree and a ruined tower, with a waterfall to the left. Nature and architecture together become materials for imaginative landscape construction.
This profile brings together identity references for Carlo Bonavia and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Dobiaschofsky · Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
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Oil on canvas
Hafenszene bei Sonnenuntergang
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-03-23
Published result : 17081 CHF
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : CHF 3000–5000
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Umkreis
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2014-05-16
Published result : 3500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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