Artist: Augusto Alberici (Italian, 1849-1906)
Title: Young Girl in a White Dress
Date: Not specified
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Sight: 51" H x 30" W; Frame: 62.5" H x 42.5" W
Provenance: Private collection, Italy; Collection of the Echegoyen Martinez family, Argentina; Jo Vento Fine Paintings and Sculpture, New York. Removed from a townhouse at 234 E 61st Street, New York.
Inscription/Signature: Signed upper left

Description:
This oil painting by Augusto Alberici features a young girl wearing a white dress, rendered with exquisite detail. Alberici captures the innocence and grace of the subject through his delicate brushwork and the use of light and shadow. The composition emphasizes the girl's elegant posture, set against a subtly rendered background that enhances the focus on her figure. The signature of the artist, located in the upper left, attests to the work's authenticity.

About the Artist:
Augusto Alberici was an Italian painter born in 1849, known for his portraiture and genre scenes that often depicted tender and emotive moments. Alberici’s work was part of the broader 19th-century Italian art movement that blended Romanticism with elements of Realism. His ability to capture the essence of his subjects, particularly in portraits of young women and children, earned him recognition both in Italy and internationally. Alberici's paintings were sought after for their technical skill and the emotional depth he brought to his portrayals of everyday life. He continued to paint until his death in 1906.