- 160
School of Verona, 2nd Quarter of the 16th Century
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Portrait of a bearded man
- oil on poplar panel
- 25 1/4 in by 20 1/8 in
Provenance
Probably Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1779-1853);
Thence by descent, offered for sale ('By Order of the Trustees of the Warwick Castle Resettlement'), London, Christie's, 21 June 1968, lot 60 (as Willem Key), where unsold.
Thence by descent, offered for sale ('By Order of the Trustees of the Warwick Castle Resettlement'), London, Christie's, 21 June 1968, lot 60 (as Willem Key), where unsold.
Exhibited
Wellesley (Mass.), Davis Museum, on long term loan.
Condition
The panel has slightly bowed, there is a visible 12 cm verticle crack running from the upper right margin. The upper left and right corners have been repainted. Restoration is otherwise concentrated to scattered retouchings accross the paint surface, chiefly to the sitters face and chest.
"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
Though attributed to Willem Key when offered for sale in 1968, this imposing portrait, painted on a thick plank of poplar, is clearly North Italian in origin. More specifically, in its Lottesque tendency and polished finish it recalls the portraits of the Veronese Francesco Torbido, called il Moro, especially his signed work in the Brera, Milan, though any attribution to him must remain at best tentative.1
1. See B. Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance. Central and North Italian Schools, London 1968, vol. I, p. 430, reproduced vol. III, fig. 1870.