- 155
Attributed to Lorenzo Lippi
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Lorenzo Lippi
- a lady seated, sketching
- Red chalk;
bears attribution in pen and brown ink recto: Cosimo Bonelli (Rosselli?); and bears deleted inscription in pen and ink, verso: une femme assise et dessinant / a la sanguine, and more recent inscription (19th century?), in black ink: Cosimo Fancelli Di Roma, Sculptor / 1650
Condition
Unframed. Attached at upper edge to an old album sheet. Losses to right hand corners, made up with Japan paper. There is some pale foxing and some small spot stains, of what appears to be ink, particularly at the edges of the sheet. A small hole to upper right of boy's head is very neatly restored, and some slight damage to left of lower edge, strengthened on verso with Japan paper. The paper is slightly warmer than it appears in the catalogue illustration and the chalk is 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
This very charming and intimate drawing is certainly Florentine and is closest in style to Lorenzo Lippi. Its sweetness of character and the broad and planar handling of drapery are found in other figure studies by him, such as the Study of a Shepherd, in the Louvre.1
1. Chiara d'Afflitto, Lorenzo Lippi, Florence 2002, p. 339, no. 7