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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- Head of St. Sylvester
- red chalk with white highlights on paper trimmed to an octagon with corners added
- sight: 7 5/8 by 6 in.
- 19.4 by 15.2 cm
Provenance
Bossi-Beyerlen collection (and sold: H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, March 27, 1882)
Dr. H. Wendland
With Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, by 1925
C. R. Rudolf (and sold: Sotheby's, London, November 2, 1949, lot 40)
G. Cramer, The Hague
Sale: Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, June 17, 1970, lot 199
Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 1, 1983, lot 308
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, January 13, 1988, lot 147
Dr. H. Wendland
With Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, by 1925
C. R. Rudolf (and sold: Sotheby's, London, November 2, 1949, lot 40)
G. Cramer, The Hague
Sale: Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, June 17, 1970, lot 199
Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 1, 1983, lot 308
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, January 13, 1988, lot 147
Exhibited
New York, Jacques Seligmann & Co., 1925, no. 77
Literature
George Knox, Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo. A Study and Catalogue Raisonné of the Chalk Drawings, Oxford, 1980, vol. I, p. 285, no. M637, as location unknown, illustrated pl. 201
Condition
Not examined out of the frame. Each of the corners appears to be a later addition and are lighter in color than the rest of the sheet. There is some writing that may have bled through from the verso at lower right). Surface dirt. Inherent and handling creases. Ready to hang.
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.