Lot 115
  • 115

Jakob Philipp Hackert

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Jakob Philipp Hackert
  • Ponte di San Paolo
  • Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk;
    signed, dated and inscribed in pen and brown ink: Il Ponte di St. Paulo a l' Forletta / per dove passava la via Latina / per Arpino, a due milia distante / del Isola di Sora / Filippo Hackert. f. / 1793;
    numbered in black chalk, verso: N 19

Provenance

Sale, Berlin, Bassenge, 7 November 1967, lot 534, purchased by the present owner

Condition

Window mounted. A small proportion of the sheet's edges are currently covered by the mount. There are some very minor stains to small areas of the sheet such as the sky and waterfall, these do not however detract from the overall aesthetic of the sheet. Generally the sheet is in excellent condition with the medium fresh and vibrant throughout.
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.
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Catalogue Note

From early in his career, Hackert acquired a reputation for his precise and carefully detailed drawings.  After his arrival in Rome in 1768 the artist started to explore the surroundings and picturesque locations outside the city, using them as subjects for many drawings and paintings.  The sepia drawings such as this are very characteristic of his style and these highly finished drawings, although often used as the basis for his painted work, were also much appreciated as works of art in their own right.1 

The location depicted is in the Abruzzo region, two miles from the Isola di Sora (as Hackert indicated in his inscription).   This island was the subject of various other drawings that the artist made during his extended 1793 visit to the area, when he also made drawings of Anitrello, San Germano, Ortucchio, and the Valle di Roveto.2

1.  W. Krönig, 'Sepia-Zeichnungen von Ph. Hackert', Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch, 33, 1971, p. 192
2.  C. Nordhoff, Jakob Philipp Hackert 1737-1907, Verzeichnis seiner Werke, 2 vols., Berlin 1994, cats. 862-871, 1056-1060