- 66
Giacomo Cavedone
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Giacomo Cavedone
- Recto: Madonna and Child seated on cloudsverso: Study of hands
- Black chalk (recto and verso) heightened with white (recto) on blue paper
Provenance
Francesco Giusti, Bologna (catalogue 1862, book iii);
Freiherr Koenig-Fachsenfeld (bears his collector's mark, not in Lugt);
Werner R. Deusch (bears his dry stamp, not in Lugt);
sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2006, lot 61
Freiherr Koenig-Fachsenfeld (bears his collector's mark, not in Lugt);
Werner R. Deusch (bears his dry stamp, not in Lugt);
sale, London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2006, lot 61
Condition
Condition generally good . Slightly stained near the top margin and also lighter stains below the Madonna's head, although not very visible. Paper still blue and charcoal fresh. Some thinning of the paper at the upper edge and a beginning of a tiny tear toward the left margin. A trace of an old vertical fold near the left-hand margin, although only visible from the verso. A few other stains, barely visible, on the Madonna's cloak.
"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
Quite typical of Cavedone's style, this handsome study is related to the artist's elaborate altarpiece in Santa Maria Maggiore, Castel San Pietro, The Madonna and Child in Glory with Sts. Nicholas and Scolastica, Bartholomew and Lawrence and Michael the Archangel, painted around 1620.1 A study for the figure of St. Nicholas is in the British Museum.2 In that drawing Cavedone concentrates on the modelling of the drapery in the same way as in the present study. The hands on the verso are definitely related to an Ecce Homo, perhaps the one executed by Cavedone in the same years, 1620-22, for the Oratorio della Buona Morte, Reggio Emilia, but now lost.
1. E. Negro and N. Roio, Giacomo Cavedone, Modena 2001, p. 132, cat. 65, reproduced
2. Inv. no.1946.7.13.82; Negro/Roio, op. cit., p. 133, cat. 65.1, reproduced