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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Estimate
15,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- caricature of a seated, hunchbacked man wearing glasses and a cap, holding a book, seen in profile
- Pen and black ink and gray wash
Provenance
From the album Tomo terzo de caricature;
probably Count Bernardino Algarotti Corniani;
probably Breadalbane family;
Langton House, Dun, Berwickshire;
sale, Edinburgh, Dowells, 25th March 1925, lot 1004 (bought by J. Grant, bookseller, Edinburgh);
Arthur Kay, Edinburgh;
sale, London, Christie's, 9 April 1943, lot 242g (bought by H. Calmann);
with H. Calmann, The Arcade Gallery, London, Drawings by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1943, no. 34(?);
Max Walter;
Anne Clark;
with Artemis, London, Master Prints and Drawings, 1990, no. 33
Condition
Hinged at the top on a modern mount. Overall fresh and in good condition. Two or three tiny little spots of grey wash and some greyish light staining at the top two corners where the drawing was previously hinged. The paper is very light, therefore there are a few light creases.
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
George Knox has proposed that this amusing caricature may represent an ecclesiastic. It comes from an album of 107 caricatures, bound in gilt calf and titled 'Tomo terzo de caricature'. The album was broken up at the time of the Christie's sale in 1943 and the contents are now scattered in public and private collections worldwide. The drawings were almost all by Giambattista, and Knox believes they were mostly works from 1754-62. The album seems to have stayed in the possession of Giandomenico, and often served him as inspiration (see the previous lot). Knox has suggested, when studying this sheet for a private publication, that it corresponds to no. 7 of the 'Tomo terzo de caricature'.