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Alberto Pasini
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alberto Pasini
- Nocturnal cavalcade, Tehran
- signed and dated A. Pasini 59 lower right
- oil on panel
- 156 by 87cm., 61½ by 34¼in
Provenance
Galleria d’Arte Ippolito Molteni, Milan
Purchased from the above by the grandfather of the present owner in the 1950s
Purchased from the above by the grandfather of the present owner in the 1950s
Literature
'Un grande pittore orientalista Alberto Pasini' in L'Illustrazione Italiana, 25 March 1945, anno LXXII, p. IX, no. 12, discussed & illustrated
Condition
The panel has been mounted onto a supporting backboard. There are two intermittent vertical cracks in the upper right and upper left quadrants in the sky, the one on the left also continuing in the roof of the building, a minor one to the right of the signature in the lower right corner, and a minor scuff to the left of the signature (visible in the catalogue illustration). There are some further cracks in the backboard which do not appear to relate to the panel on which the composition has been executed. Ultraviolet light reveals some scattered spots of retouching, notably around the rightmost and leftmost torches, in the upper story of the building on the right, near the left edge, and in the sky in the upper left, and a thick varnish primarily over the architecture, mounted figures, and the tree, which obscures a clear reading of the surface under ultraviolet light. The painting is overall in good condition.
Held in a decorative gilt frame.
The colours are less red overall than in the catalogue illustration.
"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
Pasini exhibited a related composition at the Paris Salon of 1857 (see Vittorio Botteri Cardoso, Pasini, Genoa, 1991, p. 247, no. 135)