Lot 170: Egisto Lancerotto (Italian, 1847-1916)

La Fioraia
signed 'Lancerotto Egisto' (lower right) and inscribed 'Fioraia' (lower left)
oil on canvas
58 1/2 x 27 in. (148.6 x 68.6 cm.)

Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 20 February 1992, lot 297.

Egisto Lancerotto enrolled at a young age in the local Academy in Venice. After following the traditional schooling of the Academy he began to break away and and develop a singular style. He specialized in genre scenes and portraits of local Venetians. He was a close friend of Giacomo Favretto who influence on the young artist was notable. There exist two identical versions of La Fioriai currently in private collections.