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Vincente Capobianchi
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Vincente Capobianchi
- Le héron familier
- signed V.Capobianchi and dated 77. (lower left)
- oil on panel
- 24 7/8 by 32 in.
- 70.8 by 81.3 cm
Provenance
Goupil, Paris (by 1878, no. 12517)
Samuel P. Avery, New York (acquired from the above, June 1878)
Samuel P. Avery, New York (acquired from the above, June 1878)
Literature
The Diaries 1871-1881 of Samuel P. Avery, Art Dealer, Madeleine Fidell Beaufort, Herbert L. Kleinfeld, Jeanne K. Welcher (eds.), New York, 1979, p. 469-70, IV, 66, 1878
Condition
On a stable panel with a very slight bow at the lower edge. Under UV: Inpainting to address frame abrasion at lower and upper edges and at the lower right edge as well as a few isolated dots of inpainting in the landscape.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work's elegantly dressed ladies are enjoying a leisurely afternoon in a lush garden, unaffected by the tempestuous scene of violence and passion carved into the stone below them. For this relief, Capobianchi has sourced a Roman marble sarcophagus, documented in the Villa Borghese in Rome, depicting a battle scene between the Greeks and the Amazons (fig. 1). In the center of the panel, the Amazon Queen Penthesilea expires in the arms of Achilles; he fell in love with her as he was dealing her death blow.