- 37
After Bartholomaeus Spranger
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Bartholomaeus Spranger
- Ceres and Bacchus
pastel and gouache on a flocked support (possibly felt) laid down on burlap
- 18 by 12 1/8 in.; 45.7 by 30.8 cm.
Provenance
S.B. Grimson, New York;
Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole, Cleveland, by 1928;
By whom given to the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1948 [acc. no. 48.172].
Exhibited
Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition of the Cleveland Museum of Art: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition, 26 June - 4 October 1936, no. 107 (loaned by Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole and listed as the preparatory sketch by Spranger for the Holden picture owned by the Museum [acc. no. 16.805]).
Literature
Cleveland Museum of Art, Catalogue of Paintings: Part Three. European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries, Cleveland 1982, p. 39, under no. 14, reproduced fig. 14a (as a copy after Spranger);
A. Chong, European & American Painting in The Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue, Cleveland 1993, p. 315 (as a copy after Spranger).
Condition
The canvas is not lined. The surface of the work is in good condition. There are some small, yet noticeable losses in the canvas. The most apparent is the loss in the chest of the male subject. The others exist along the left edge, right edge and bottom edge. Under UV; there are some white fixspots along the right edge.
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 paintings is a copy after the engraving by Jan Harmensz. M�ller (Adam Bartsch, Le Peintre Graveur, III, Vienna 1803, p. 288, no. 74) which is after the composition by Spranger in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. 2435). Based on style and technique, it is possible that the present paintig was executed as late as the end of the 19th- or beginning of the 20th- century.