Michela De Vito, Barouche, Ink and Watercolor, 1830s

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Barouche is an original watercolor drawing on ivory-colored stuck on paper, realized in 1830 c.a. Good conditions except for the … Read more Barouche is an original watercolor drawing on ivory-colored stuck on paper, realized in 1830 c.a. Good conditions except for the trace of glue at the four angles. The artwork represents skilfully a Barouche of Ischia through harmonious colors. Michela De Vito: In the 19° century, Michela De Vito native of Abruzzi, worked in Naples and became a famous artist. She was maybe the daughter or sister of Camillo de Vito, a renowned painter of guaches above all of views and scenes of everyday life. Sometimes she is mistaken with Michele de Vito. “A refined painter, very skilled when it came to drawings, she had the characteristic to make her subject more gentle, compared to her male colleagues"; this is how De Rosa and Trastulli describe her. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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