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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- Caricature of a Gentleman holding a tricorn hat under his arm, and wearing a sword
- Pen and black ink and gray wash, the four corners cut
- 7 by 3 1/4 in.; 17.9 by 8.2 cm.
Provenance
From the album Tomo terzo de caricature;
probably Count Bernardino Algarotti Corniani;
probably Breadalbane family;
Langton House, Dun, Berwickshire;
sale, Edinburgh, Dowells, 25 March 1925, lot 1004 (bought by J. Grant, bookseller, Edinburgh);
Arthur Kay, Edinburgh;
sale, London, Christie's, 9 April 1943,
with Herman Shickman, New York, from whom bought by the present owner in 1983
probably Count Bernardino Algarotti Corniani;
probably Breadalbane family;
Langton House, Dun, Berwickshire;
sale, Edinburgh, Dowells, 25 March 1925, lot 1004 (bought by J. Grant, bookseller, Edinburgh);
Arthur Kay, Edinburgh;
sale, London, Christie's, 9 April 1943,
with Herman Shickman, New York, from whom bought by the present owner in 1983
Condition
Window mounted. Two small, light brown stains, top centre. Otherwise in good overall condition. Sold in a modern 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 must have come from the Tomo terzo de caricature which included 107 caricatures, almost all by Giambattista.1 George Knox believes they were mostly works from 1754-62. The album seems to have stayed in the possession of Giandomenico Tiepolo and often served him as inspiration. Indeed, this gentleman appears, somewhat changed, as an onlooker in Giandomenico's drawing La ricreazione, now in Berlin, which was engraved with a satirical verse by Teodoro Viero.2
1. For the probablly provenance of the album, see George Knox, Tiepolo, A Bicentenary Exhibition, exhib. cat., Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, 1970, note to no. 87
2. A.M. Gealt and G. Knox, Giandomenico Tiepolo: scene di vita quotidiana a Venezia e nella terraferma, exhib. cat., Mirano, 2005, p. 187, no. 84, reproduced p.188.
1. For the probablly provenance of the album, see George Knox, Tiepolo, A Bicentenary Exhibition, exhib. cat., Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, 1970, note to no. 87
2. A.M. Gealt and G. Knox, Giandomenico Tiepolo: scene di vita quotidiana a Venezia e nella terraferma, exhib. cat., Mirano, 2005, p. 187, no. 84, reproduced p.188.