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Pietro Faccini
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Pietro Faccini
- standing male nude seen from behind
Red chalk, heightened with white chalk, on buff paper;
bears old attribution in brown ink, lower left: Schidone; and on the mount in another hand than Dezallier's: Scidone and No.113. Doit O
Provenance
Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville (L.2951, bears his paraph and number 1003 on the mount),
his sale, Paris, 18-28 January 1779, lot 113 (as Schidone);
The British Rail Pension Fund,
by whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 1 July 1991, lot 84
his sale, Paris, 18-28 January 1779, lot 113 (as Schidone);
The British Rail Pension Fund,
by whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 1 July 1991, lot 84
Literature
Jacqueline Labbé and Lise Bicart-Sée, La collection de dessins d'Antoine-Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville, Paris 1996, p. 196, no. 1003, reproduced
Condition
Stuck down on three corner on old mount. Creases to the sheet on the figure's back. Tear behind knee. Bit of wear along edges. Small tear bottom left corner
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
Although this drawing bears an old attribution to Schedone, as Diane DeGrazia and other scholars noted prior to the 1991 sale, it relates convincingly to other nude studies by Faccini. Mario di Giampaolo has confirmed the attribution. Jacqueline Labbé (loc. cit.) notes that Gabriel de Saint-Aubin made a sketch of this drawing in his copy of the Dezallier sale catalogue.