- 322
Giorgio de Chirico
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description
- Giorgio de Chirico
- VENEZIA, CANAL GRANDE
- signed G de Chirico (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 70 by 100cm., 27 1/2 by 39 3/8 in.
Provenance
Galleria Gissi, Turin
Galleria Bonaparte, Milan
Galleria Tornabuoni, Florence & Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Galleria Bonaparte, Milan
Galleria Tornabuoni, Florence & Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
The canvas is unlined. There is a slight layer of uneven varnish preventing the UV light from fully penetrating and there appear to be no signs of retouching visible under UV light. There is some light surface dirt towards the upper right corner. Otherwise, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: Fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, although the tones are slightly warmer in the original.
"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
'The mystery of colour, light, brilliance and all the magic of painting is to my mind the most complicated and magic art there is'.
Giorgio de Chirico, in a 1922 letter to André Breton