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Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called Baciccio
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called Baciccio
- A kneeling saint with the Crucifix
- Pen and brown ink and grey wash over traces of black chalk, within partial brown ink framing lines; indented for transfer
Provenance
Colonel Gould Weston,
by whose Executors sold, London, Christie's, 15 July 1958, in lot 125, purchased by Ralph Holland
by whose Executors sold, London, Christie's, 15 July 1958, in lot 125, purchased by Ralph Holland
Condition
Laid down. Overall in good condition. There is a small circular brown stain located towards the right margin in the centre. Medium remains fresh and strong.
"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
This study of a saint with a Crucifix, thought by Ralph Holland to be possibly San Carlo Borromeo, does not appear to relate to any surviving work by Gaulli. The artist was commissioned to make various paintings of similar saints in veneration with the Crucifx, but he also collaborated on a series of prints of devotional saints and it is most likely, as it is incised, that this particular study was intended for a project of this type. An example of a drawing by Gaulli for one such engraving is Il Beato Andrea Conti, in Chicago, after which the print was executed by Benoît Farjat.1
According to Mr. Holland's notes, the attribution to Gaulli was first suggested by A.E. Popham.
1. An impression is in Dresden; see Giovan Battista Gaulli, Il Baciccio 1639 - 1709, exhib. cat., Ariccia, Palazzo Chigi, 2000, p. 255, no. 15 (drawing) and no. 16 (print), both reproduced