Lot 10
  • 10

Giovanni Segantini

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Giovanni Segantini
  • Sul Balcone
  • signed G. Segantini lower right
  • pencil and crayon on paper
  • 25 by 15.5cm., 9¾ by 6¼in.

Provenance

Sale: Karl und Faber, Munich, 1960
Georg Schaefer, Schweinfurt (purchased at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, London, 23 June 2005, lot 342
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner

Exhibited

Trento, Esposizione dei quadri di Giovanni Segantini a Trento, 1905
Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Segantini, 2011

Literature

Giorgio Nicodemi, Giovanni Segantini, Milan, 1956
Teresa Fiori, Archivi del Divisionismo, Rome, 1969, vol. II, p. 36, no. 348; p. 85, illustrated
Annie-Paule Quinsac, Segantini, Catalogo generale, Milan, 1982, p. 386, no. 472, illustrated

Condition

The sheet is very slightly raised in the centre and appears to be laid onto a backing sheet, which is attached intermittently to the mount at the edges. There is a very minor tear at the lower edge of the sheet between the letters G and S of the signature, and a faint, horizontal crease between the figure's knee and the right-hand edge. Otherwise this work is in good condition. Presented framed and glazed, the edges of the sheet visible and not covered by the mat.
"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.
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Catalogue Note

Executed between 1892 and 1894 in Savognin, the drawing relates to an oil painting of 1893 of the same title held in the Bündner Kunstmuseum in Chur.