Eremita Camandolese - Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca. 1820 c.a.

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Eremita Camandolese is the title of a beautiful watercolour on ivory-colored paper by the old master Michela De Vito in … Read more Eremita Camandolese is the title of a beautiful watercolour on ivory-colored paper by the old master Michela De Vito in 1820 ca. Hand-titled ''Eremita Camandolese'', in black ink on the lower margin at the center. Excellent conditions. This original old master artwork demonstrates the expert technical skills of the artist with its delicate contour lines and bright colors. The watercolor represents a frontally standing Camandolese hermit with a long brown beard wearing a long white tunic with a hood. Only one hand of the hermit comes out from the robe, and it is pointing towards the small village at his feet on the right. The lights and shadows of the colors blend smoothly with one another. Michela De Vito In the XIX 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 reknown 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 collegues''; this is how De Rosa and Trastulli describe her. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. See less