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Aurelio Luini
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Aurelio Luini
- A seated Prophet, holding a book
- Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk, irregular sheet, made up lower left and along right margin.
Provenance
Sale, London, Christie's, 29 March 1966, lot 39 (as Palma Giovane), purchased by Ralph Holland
Exhibited
Newcastle, 1974, no. 19
Condition
Laid down. The sheet is irregular and is torn lower left, also along right margin (these areas have been made up with another sheet of paper). There is a brown stain upper right, just in line with the prophet's hand resting on his face. There is a small darker brown ink stain at the upper left margin. There is a small nick in the paper upper left. Some surface dirt. Overall pen and ink remain vibrant and image still strong.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Stylistically this can be compared with a sheet of studies of Prophets at Windsor.1
The facial features and the manner in which the Prophet's head has been depicted here can also be compared with other pen and ink studies of a bearded man in Luini's drawing, Studies of the head of a bearded man and figures for a Lamentation, sold, London, Sotheby's, 2 July 1997, lot 43.
1. A.E. Popham and J. Wilde, The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries...at Windsor Castle, London 1949, p. 242, no. 408, reproduced pl. 148