Masterfully genre scene in a wine cellar was executed in the late 19th century by Italian listed watercolour painter Vinrgilio Colombo, who was populöar in Milan with his watercolour genre scenes, exhibited at the national Exposition in 1886 and works of which regulary offered at international art auctions, where they achieve quite high prices.Literature: Benezit "Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs", Gründ edition, Paris, 1999; in on-line: www.artprice.com; www.artnet.com

Inscription: signed lower left.

Technique: watercolour on paperboard. Magnificent Italian original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 21" x h 15 5/8" (53 x 39,5 cm), framed w 32 1/4 " x h 27 1/4" (82 x 69 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.