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Born and died in Naples, Eduardo Dalbono (1841–1915) pursued a career in which the study of nature outdoors went hand in hand with history painting, and which took him from Naples to Paris and to several European exhibition venues. The biographical account notes his interest in the Resìna school, a community of Verist painters, and describes an approach centred on observing nature in the open air. Several works are held in public collections: Adelina e Eleonora at the Museo di Capodimonte, La leggenda delle sirene at the Galleria dell’Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples, and Pescatori di Napoli at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo.
From 1853, Dalbono attended the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, which he left soon afterwards to join Nicola Palizzi’s studio. In 1859, he took part in the fine arts exhibition at the Real Museo Borbonico in Naples, where he received a silver medal. From 1867, he regularly exhibited his works at the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Naples, as well as in other exhibitions. A history painting exhibited in Parma earned him a silver medal in 1870; three years later, he received a bronze medal at the international exhibition in Vienna. His involvement in Neapolitan artistic life was also evident in his participation in the founding of the Neapolitan Society of Artists, followed by the Artistic Circle.
From 1878 to 1888, Dalbono lived in Paris. With the support of his friend Giuseppe De Nittis, he came into contact with the art dealer Adolphe Goupil. During this decade, he returned to Italy several times, stayed in Milan and Verona, and also continued his work as an illustrator. Appointed professor of painting at the Academy of Naples in 1897, he counted Francesco Paolo Michetti among his pupils. He continued to exhibit at international events, including in Venice in 1895, Saint Louis in 1904 and Rome in 1911. In 1905, he was appointed curator of the National Picture Gallery in Naples. In 1915, Benedetto Croce compiled Dalbono’s writings in La scuola napoletana di pittura del secolo decimonono, a publication that also bears witness to his writing on Neapolitan painting.
This profile brings together identity references for Eduardo Dalbono and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
4 references are documented at Dobiaschofsky, Genève Enchères, Piguet. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.
Oil on canvas
Cercatori d'esca,
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2024-05-21 — 2024-06-05
Published result : 6500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Oil on canvas
Bäuerin mit grosser Pflanze auf dem Kopf und Schaf.
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2023-05-13
Published result : 280 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 500
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Oil on canvas
Il burattinaio.
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2023-05-12
Published result : 850 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000
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Gouache
Le serpent
gouache
Catalogue period : 2018-04-25
Published result : 200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 200–300
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Documentation updated : 2026-10-19
