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Cesare Dell'Acqua
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cesare Dell'Acqua
- the gynæceum
- signed Cesare Dell'Acqua 1895. lower left
- watercolour on paper
- 52.5 by 75cm., 20¾ by 29¼in.
Exhibited
Brussels, 37ème Salon de la Société royale des aquarellistes belges, 1896, no. 36 (as Gynécée)
Literature
Franco Firmiani & Flavio Tossi, Il pittore Cesare Dell'Acqua. Fra Trieste e Bruxelles, Trieste, 1992, no. 448, listed (as Gineceo)
Condition
There are some small repairs to the edge of the sheet, mainly a repaired tear at the upper right (approx 3.5cm.) and a 1 cm. tear on the middle of the right edge, and some slight loss of pigment on two spots at the lower left and a small area along the periphery of the right side. This work is in otherwise good condition and the colours are fresh. Held in a simple, bronze-painted and narrow moulded plaster and wood frame, under glass.
"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."