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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
- God the father seated in the clouds with angels and putti
- Pen and black ink and grey wash over traces of black chalk;
signed in pen and brown ink: Dom. Tiepolo f ;
bears number in pen and brown ink: 82;
on the verso a fragment of a study of a head in black chalk and grey wash
Provenance
G. Hamilton Southam, Ottawa,
thence by descent to the present owner
thence by descent to the present owner
Condition
Stuck down around the edges to the mount, but opened at the back. Left edge slightly creased from old hinging. A small area of light brown staining at the upper part of the left edge and some very light, isolated fox marks (barely visible). Otherwise appears clean and fresh.
"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
James Byam Shaw noted that the numbering of this series of drawings runs at least to 102, but he only knew of sixty, of which fourteen are in the Museo Correr, Venice. He felt that the relation of some of the compositions to Giambattista's important altarpiece at Este would suggest the drawings can be dated after 1759.1
1. J. Byam Shaw, The Drawings of Domenico Tiepolo, London 1962, p. 32.