Francesco Vinea (Francesco Vinia)

The Fortune Teller

Francesco Vinea (Francesco Vinia): The Fortune Teller is an original chromolithograph based upon Francesco Vinea's painting which is also listed elswhere under the title of Good Health and Good Fortune. The NYPL Digital Gallery lists a black and white print based upon the same painting in the colllection of The New York Public Library which is clearly titled, The Fortune Teller under the image. Printed on the lower left corner of this original 19th century chromolithograph it reads; "Painted by F. Vinia", however, the artist's signature, "F. Vinea" appears in the lower right within the image. This is a fine, original example of the art by the Italian artist, Francesco Vinea.

Original 19th Century Chromolithograph based upon a painting by the Italian artist, Francesco Vinea.

The Fortune Teller

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Title:	The Fortune Teller
Designer:	Vinea, Francesco 'F. Vinia' (Florence, 1845 - 1902)
Date:	1890
Medium:	Original Chromolithograph
Note:	Francesco Vinea (Francesco Vinia): A highly regarded late nineteenth century Italian artist, Francesco Vinia (or, Vinea) began his career by working in the style of Meissonier. By 1880 however Vinia was recognized for his own fluid style. Talented in all genres, Vinea was best known for his classical depictions and his studies of 17th and 18th century life. His work is in the permanent collections of many European galleries.
	The NYPL Digital Gallery lists a black and white print based upon the painting created by the Italian artist, Francesco Vinea in the colllection of The New York Public Library, entitled, The Fortune Teller under the image, (Digital ID: 833305), (Record ID: 719861).
	Chromolithography -- printing images in color by using a series of carefully registered tint stones -- became the most popular method for the original printmaking of everything from trade cards to fine art during the last half of the nineteenth century. The far less costly advancements of photomechanical methods, however, made this original and complex form of graphic art all but obsolete by the early twentieth century.
	A true chromolithograph -- such as this example -- is easily distinguishable by its deep, bright, oil based colors. They are becoming increasingly scarce and the buyer should therefore be aware of modern, photographically based reproductions which are surfacing in both antique shops and art galleries.
	P. Hook and M. Poltimore, Popular Nineteenth Century Painting, Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1987, p. 213.
Size:	12 3/4 X 16 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $285.00 US
Condition:	Printed on wove paper and with full margins as published around 1890. Some chipping has occurred to the outside edges of the margins, however, no damage exists in or near the actual image. A strong, bright impression and in very good condition throughout. The Fortune Teller represents a prime, original example of the nineteenth century chromolithograph and the art created by the Italian artist, Francesco Vinea.
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