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Tranquillo Cremona, Italian 1837-1878, "Il Sorriso", watercolor on heavy paper

Sold for $1,040 at Neal Auction Company on Jan 23, 2026.

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Tranquillo Cremona Italian, 1837-1878 "Il Sorriso" watercolor on heavy paper after 1870, monogrammed upper right, pencil-signed and inscribed "2975" en verso, "Borghi & Co., New York, NY" label on backing, framed. Provenance: Borghi & Co., New York, NY, Nov. 8, 1989; The Sheldon and Irma Gilgore Collection, Naples, FL. Illustrated: Licht, Fred, Giovanna Ginex, et al. Winds of Change: The Milanese Avant-Garde 1860-1900. Naples, FL: Dr. Sheldon and Irma Gilgore, 2003, p. 49.

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