Lot N. 82
Francesco Vinea (1845 - 1902)
Portrait of Dr. Luigi Billi, 1875
Oil on canvas, signed, dated and dedicated "All'amico Billi", in coeval frame in carved and golden wood, a slight defect in the canvas
37x32 cm
Provenance: Heirs of Eugenio Cecconi
Luigi Billi, a well-known Florentine doctor, very close to the Macchiaioli milieu, among whom he numbered many friends including, in addition to Vinea, Diego Martelli and Francesco Gioli.To be retired in a villa on the outskirts of Crema
Luigi Billi, a well-known Florentine doctor, very close to the Macchiaioli milieu, among whom he numbered many friends including, in addition to Vinea, Diego Martelli and Francesco Gioli.To be retired in a villa on the outskirts of Crema