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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Estimate
14,000 - 16,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
- Studies of putti and angels, one holding an incense burner
- Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash, over black chalk;
signed in pen and brown ink: Dom Tiepolo f
Provenance
Alfred Normand (L.153e),
by whose Executors sold, Monaco, Christie's, 20 June 1994, lot 36
by whose Executors sold, Monaco, Christie's, 20 June 1994, lot 36
Condition
Window mounted and laid down on very thin japan paper. Slight trace of an old fold in the middle of the drawing visible in the catalogue. There is also a slight trace of a fold where the paper has been hung to dry, also visible in the catalogue. At the top there is slight thinning of the paper in two places, the central section and on the left close to the margin. Some slight scattered foxing. Some small tiny brown stains at the top of the sheet visible in the catalogue image. Pen and ink and wash are fresh and the colour is not as red in original as the image reproduced in the catalogue. The image in the catalogue is slightly cropped at the bottom where Alfred Normand mark has been partly cut off.
"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
A number of drawings with this subject were in the Beauchamp sale, part of an album of Giandomenico drawings formerly in the collection of Horace Walpole.1 Of that group, lot 76 was a particularly close variant of the present composition.
1. Sale, London, Christie's, 15 June 1965, lots 62-86