ELENA GHICA DORA D'ISTRIA (Bucarest 1828-Firenze... Lot 14

ELENA GHICA DORA D'ISTRIA (Bucarest 1828-Firenze 1888) Wild mountain landscape 1844 Oil on canvas 57 x 71 cm Signed and dated lower right: H. Ghica, 1844 This is the only known painting by the artist and it was recently found. In order to celebrate the discovery a conference was organized at the Accademia Di Romania in Rome on October 24, 2018 chaired by Professor Antonio D'Alessandri Accademia di Romania, Rome, 2018 Previously in the Cezar Bolliac collection (it is inferred from Radu Ionesu's 1963 publication), currently in a private collection Good conditions, framed without glass; slight craquelure