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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- Caricature of a Man Facing Left with a Stick
- pen and brown ink and wash
Provenance
Probably Lauro Bernardino Corniani de Conti d'Algarotti
Probably Breadalbane family, Langton House, Berwickshire
sale, Edinburgh, Dowells, March 25, 1925, lot 1004 (bought by John Grant, bookseller)
with John Grant, Edinburgh
Arthur Kay
his sale, Christie's London, April 9, 1943, part of lot 244 (12 on 6 mounts; 90 gns. to Rosenberg)
Probably Breadalbane family, Langton House, Berwickshire
sale, Edinburgh, Dowells, March 25, 1925, lot 1004 (bought by John Grant, bookseller)
with John Grant, Edinburgh
Arthur Kay
his sale, Christie's London, April 9, 1943, part of lot 244 (12 on 6 mounts; 90 gns. to Rosenberg)
Condition
The drawing is in good condition and presents itself well. However, in the areas of deepest shading, such as the drapery fold at the figure's waist, the shadows at his neck, and the shadows behind his feet, there are small areas where the ink has eaten through the very thin paper. These have been carefully restored. The paper is slightly cockled 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
The present drawing was once part of an album of 107 caricatures inscribed with the title 'Tomo terzo de caricature.' The album was purchased by Arthur Kay in 1926 from a bookseller in Edinburgh, John Grant, who had bought it from Langton House (see Provenance). Knox suggested that this album could have been one of eight mentioned in an inventory of Algarotti-Corniani collection in 1840, two of which were subsequently listed in an 1854 sale catalogue as containing 'una copiosa collezione di disegni umoristici del Tiepolo.'1 The majority of the drawings in the album were by Giambattista, although a few seem to have been signed by Giandomenico. Knox has suggested that Giandomenico was in the possession of the album for the greater part of his life as he reused some of these caricatures and many of his later drawings of circa 1791 contain figures taken from the Tomo terzo de caricature.
The caricatures from the Kay album are dated by Knox to 1754-62.
1 G. Knox, Tiepolo, a bicentenary Exhibition, 1770-1970, exhib. cat, Cambridge, Fogg Art Museum, 1970, no. 87