Lot 19: Ignace Spiridon (Italian, active 1860-1900) La gondole d'amour 42 1/2 x 78in (108 x 198cm)

Ignace Spiridon (Italian, active 1860-1900)
La gondole d'amour
signed in ligature 'ISpiridon' (lower right)
oil on canvas
42 1/2 x 78in (108 x 198cm)
Footnotes

Provenance
Private collection, New Jersey.

Very little is known about Ignace Spiridon, however, the Italian artist lived and worked in Paris at the turn of the century, where he maintained a well-appointed and fashionable studio. He painted society figures, among whom figured Mark Twain.
The present painting appears to have been a popular composition, that the artist himself copied in at least one smaller version, while other artists provided less skilled interpretations of it.