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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
- Nessus abducting Dejanira
- Pen and brown ink and brown and gray wash, over traces of black chalk;
signed in brown ink, lower right: Gian Domenico Tiepolo and numbered in brown ink, upper left: 78 - 7 3/4 x 11 inches
Provenance
Sale, Paris, Etude Tajan, 3 April 1998, lot 131
Condition
Laid down. Scattered foxing throughout the sheet. Horizontal creases in the paper at the upper left margin. Overall the medium remains fresh and the image still powerful. Sold in a modern wooden and gilded frame.
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 belongs to Giandomenico's extensive series of drawings of centaurs, satyrs and their families. Although Tiepolo approached the theme of centaurs and satrys in the frescoes for the family villa of Zianigo, James Byam Shaw believed that the group of drawings were executed as works of art in their own right, rather than being preparatory for that specific project, and dated the series to the years between 1761 and 1791.1 However Jean Cailleux thought they are slightly earlier, beginning around 1755. He noted that the group may have included up to one hundred drawings.2
1. J. Byam Shaw, The Drawings of Domenico Tiepolo, London 1962, pp. 41-42
2. J. Cailleux, 'Domenico Tiepolo: Centaurs, Fauns, Female Fauns, and Satyrs among the drawings of Domenico Tiepolo', L'Art du Dix-huitième siècle, Supplement to the Burlington Magazine, vol. CXVI, June 1974.