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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description
- Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
- Studies for a figure of the mourning St. John
- Black and white chalk on blue paper;
bears Bossi-Beyerlen numbering, lower left: 1083 and 998
Provenance
Giovanni Domenico Bossi,
by descent to his daughter Maria Teresa Carolina Bossi (1825-1881) who married Karl Christian Friederich Beyerlen (1826-1893),
his sale, Stuttgart, H.G. Gutekunst, 27 March 1882;
Dr. H. Wendland, Lugano;
with Paul Drey Gallery;
sale, London, Sotheby's 5 July 1993, lot 135
by descent to his daughter Maria Teresa Carolina Bossi (1825-1881) who married Karl Christian Friederich Beyerlen (1826-1893),
his sale, Stuttgart, H.G. Gutekunst, 27 March 1882;
Dr. H. Wendland, Lugano;
with Paul Drey Gallery;
sale, London, Sotheby's 5 July 1993, lot 135
Exhibited
Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, Tiepolo A Bicentenary Exhibition 1770-1970, 1970, no. 46, reproduced
Literature
G. Knox, 'A Sketchbook of Lorenzo Tiepolo at Würzburg', Bollettino dei Musei Civici Veneziani, XIII, no. 1, 1968, pp. 7-15, fig. 6 (the caption attributing the drawing to G.B. Tiepolo is a misprint);
idem., Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo: A Study and Catalogue Raisonné of the Chalk Drawings, Oxford 1980, vol. I, pp. 219-220, no. M.89
idem., Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo: A Study and Catalogue Raisonné of the Chalk Drawings, Oxford 1980, vol. I, pp. 219-220, no. M.89
Condition
Hinge mounted. There is some foxing, small stains and areas of light surface dirt throughout. There is some discoloration to the edges most probably caused by an old mount and some old creases to the lower section of the sheet. The chalk is still reasonably fresh.
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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
George Knox (op.cit., 1980) proposes that these two studies by Domenico could be preparatory for the figure of St. John in one of the two paintings representing The Deposition which are now in National Gallery, London.1 These paintings are generally considered to be the product of a collaboration between Giambattista and Giandomenico Tiepolo, and dated around 1745-50. Knox also suggested that these may be rejected studies for one of the fourteen canvases of the Via Crucis in the church of S. Polo, Venice.
1. A. Morassi, A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings of G.B. Tiepolo, London 1962, p. 17, figs. 59, 63 and Knox, op.cit., 1980, cats. P98 and 99