Painting Portrait Oil Canvas Italian Genre Scene Man Grand Tour Signed Framed 1880s 1890s Holder Remarkably intact

Remarkably intact

On offer oil on board depicting valley fields of corn with rolling hills in the distance

A Mediterranean scene

with 9 slots for standing them upright

Painting Portrait Oil Canvas Italian Genre Scene Man Grand Tour Signed Framed 1880s 1890s Holder Remarkably intactOn offer late 19th century Italian genre scene depicting jovial peasant man reading an illustrated newspaper while drinking wine. Most likely collected during Grand Tour of Italy c. 1880s 1890s. Rich in regional detail through his dress and style of wine bottle, he emerges from a darkened background and engages with the viewer directly. Highly animated character portrait. Signed lower left, black signature on a black ground. Presented in original