# Vincenzo Caprile artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1856-06-24
- Death date: 1936-06-23
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: Neapolitan school
- Common media: oil on canvas, watercolor, pastel, fresco

## About Vincenzo Caprile

Vincenzo Caprile (1856–1936) was an Italian painter known for genre scenes and coastal landscapes, especially views of the Amalfi region. Born in Naples, he trained at the city's Royal Institute of Fine Arts between 1874 and 1877, studying first under Gabriele Smargiassi and Achille Carrillo before moving to the studio of Domenico Morelli, one of the leading figures of the Neapolitan art world. Caprile worked across a range of media—including oil, watercolor, pastel, and fresco—and also produced decorative interior paintings. His work is documented in major reference publications including Thieme/Becker, the Bénézit dictionary, and the Saur Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Collectors most often encounter his paintings of everyday life and scenery along the southern Italian coast.

## Common works and media

Caprile's auction-recorded output includes oil-on-canvas landscapes and genre scenes, coastal views of Amalfi and the Bay of Naples, watercolors, pastels, and decorative interior frescoes. Collectors may also encounter interior murals and ceiling decorations from his decorative practice, though these are less common on the secondary market. His subjects typically feature maritime and village life along the Campanian coast.

## Market and appraisal context

Vincenzo Caprile's works appear regularly at auction, with the artist represented in over 190 recorded lots. Paintings of Amalfi Coast views and Neapolitan genre scenes constitute the bulk of what reaches the market. Appraisal value depends on medium (oil paintings generally command more than works on paper), size, condition, date of execution, and the specificity of the subject. Provenance and attribution should be verified, since Caprile's style and training placed him within a broad circle of late-nineteenth-century Neapolitan painters. Comparable auction results from major houses provide the most reliable pricing benchmarks.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity research from library authority files and museum databases with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when available. For Vincenzo Caprile, sources include the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Getty ULAN authority file, VIAF, Wikidata, and the Library of Congress name authority.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/15230
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500010472
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/38658656/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2526867
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Caprile
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97057251