- 153
Lorenzo Lippi
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Lorenzo Lippi
- head of a youth looking to the right
- Red chalk;
bears old attribution in pen and ink, on the old backing: Del Passigniano
Condition
The drawing has been detached from the old backing, and consequently the paper is slightly uneven where it had previously been glued. A light trace of scattered foxing and some surface dirt. The chalk is quite delicate and the image not very 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.
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
Done from life, this gentle portrait of a young man, executed in red chalk, was possibly used by Lorenzo Lippi in oil paintings intended for private devotion depicting head and shoulders images of Saints. Two of these are in private collections: a head of St. Lawrence, especially close in facial type to the present sheet, and a head of St. John the Baptist which is dated on the back of the canvas 1638.1 Stylistically, the drawing is reminiscent of the work of Vignali, a similarity which is also noted by d'Afflitto with regard to the painting of the head of St. Lawrence.
1. See C. d'Afflitto, Lorenzo Lippi, Florence 2002, p. 106-7, no. 35 and 36, reproduced