In the previous two articles – here and here – I have only included images of those paintings which I can reasonably confidently attribute to Giuseppe De Nittis. To do that, I have matched images which I am able to reproduce here with those which have been published in (reasonably) reliable references.
That leaves many images of wonderful paintings which are likely to have been painted by De Nittis, and I would like to show you them in this article. My only word of caution is that those works which bear a signature may not, of course, be any more likely to be genuine: De Nittis was distressed to find his paintings being copied as early as 1883 when he visited Naples.
This painting appears to be signed, and dated 1874.
This appears to be a pastel study for the completed oil painting Mattinata di Sole Lungo la Senna (c 1874), in which he has added his wife with his baby son in a pram. This appears to be signed, but not dated.
This painting appears to be signed, but not dated.
This painting appears to be signed, and dated 1875.
This painting appears to be signed, but not dated.
The next five paintings appear to be some of his many paintings of London, and could date from 1874 to 1878.
This painting appears to be signed, but the date is unclear.
This painting appears to be signed, but the date is unclear. It does seem to be attested as genuine in other sources.
This painting appears to be signed, but not dated.
This painting appears to be signed, but not dated.
This painting appears to be signed, but not dated.
In the next and last article I will summarise this evidence from his life and work, and draw to a conclusion.
References (all in Italian)
Angiuli A (2007) Guida Rapida, Pinacoteca Giuseppe De Nittis, Palazzo della Marra, Electa Napoli. ISBN 978 88 510 0402 6.
Belloli M & Lamacchia G (2007) Il Dossier De Nittis, Un maestro dell’Impressionismo nella documentazione degli Archives Nationales de France, Stilo Editrice. ISBN 978 88 87 78173 1.
Monti R et al. (1990) Giuseppe De Nittis, Dipinti 1864-1884, Artificio. ISBN not given.
Sperken CF (2007) Giuseppe De Nittis da Barletta a Parigi, Schena Editore. ISBN 978 88 82 29708 4.
