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Count Amadeo Preziosi
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Count Amadeo Preziosi
- the courtyard of the sultan beyazit cami, constantinople
- signed and dated Constantinopoli 2 Giulio 1843. Preziosi lower right
pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white on paper
- 37.5 by 33.5cm., 14¾ by 13¼in.
Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London
Exhibited
London, The Fine Art Society, Great Cities in the Nineteenth Century, November 1985, no. 29, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
This condition report has been provided by Jane McAusland FIIC, Conservator and Restorer of Art on Paper, Nether Hall Barn, Old Newton, Nr Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14.
Support
The artist has chosen a sheet of wove paper to support this watercolour. The sheet is slightly 'time' stained, but otherwise in good order. At present the drawing is loosely attached to a card.
Medium
The colours are bright, though slightly less 'hot' than in the illustration.
Note: This work was viewed outside studio conditions.
JANE McAUSLAND
"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
Painted in 1843, the present work shows the courtyard of the Beyazit Mosque with the Sadirvan (fountain for ritual ablutions) in the middle background. The mosque was built in the early sixteenth century for Sultan Beyazit II. The picturesque courtyard with its ancient cypress tree was popular with nineteenth-century painters visiting Constantinople, and is one of the views published by Julia Pardoe in Beauties of the Bosphorus in 1837-9, as painted by William Bartlett.