Label:
Mancini expanded his repertoire in the 1880s by portraying young females in domestic interiors that convey a sense of languid isolation and quiet contemplation. Over time his method of painting evolved onto new ground where the careful modeling of faces and hands typically contrasts with a loose, painterly handling of clothing and surroundings. Mancini viewed fabric, in particular, as a still-life element and treated it as an arena for displaying his skills as a flamboyant draftsman and colorist.

Provenance

Giuseppe Giosi, Rome [1]. Sale, Sotheby's, London, June 12, 1996, no. 122 (as "Anna with an Album", illus.); purchased by Vance N. Jordan (1943-2003), New York. 1. Giosi is listed as the owner in the catalogue of the 1931 Rome "Mostra Retrospettiva di Antonio Mancini (1852-1930)," no. 25. Possibly the dealer G. Giosi.