Auction on
26 January 2019 - 14:15 (CET) -
7, rue Saint-Didier - 58000 Nevers
The painter Pierre-Jacques Volaire visited Naples in 1767. There he saw an eruption of Vesuvius that left such a deep impression on him that he decided to move there in 1769. He had to wait two more years before witnessing the major eruption of 14 May 1771, which inspired a series of views of the Campanian volcano much...
Pierre-Jacques Volaire aka Le Chevalier Volaire (1729-1802), "L’Éruption du Vésuve depuis l’Atrio del Cavallo", oil on canvas, signed on the bottom right «Le Che. Volaire F.», 84 x 167.5 cm.
Result: €319,200
Pierre-Jacques Volaire aka Le Chevalier Volaire (1729-1802), "L’Éruption du Vésuve depuis l’Atrio del Cavallo", oil on canvas, signed on the bottom right «Le Che. Volaire F.», 84 x 167.5 cm.
Result: €319,200
The painter Pierre-Jacques Volaire visited Naples in 1767. There he saw an eruption of Vesuvius that left such a deep impression on him that he decided…
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