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LUIGI SCAFFAI Italian 1837-1899 OOC Mother & Child

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LUIGI SCAFFAI Italian 1837-1899 OOC Mother & Child
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Oil on canvas. Featuring mother and child. Signed and attr. Luigi Scaffai (Italian, 1837-1899). 19th century. Inscription in graphite on stretcher canvas. 8.3 x 10.2 in. (21 x 26 cm). He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, resided there most of his life in the same city. He painted various subjects, but mainly genre paintings, mostly sold to foreigners. Among his works: Il fumatore in erba; Il piccolo fumatore; Tu brucerai!; Genio precocci; Genio nascente; L' allievo del cacciatore; La Nonna; L' assaggio del vino; Divertimento infantile; La disposizione alla musica; Lezione di tamburo; Pioggia artificiale; Il bacio della mamma; I maccheroni; Un frate sculptor; Un frate musicante; Un medico d'occasione; and un duello incruento. PROVENANCE: Upper New York estate