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Daniel Seiter
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Daniel Seiter
- The Flaying of Marsyas
- Pen and brown ink with touches of red chalk, heightened with white, on gray blue paper;
bears old attribution in black chalk, verso: Carl Loth
Provenance
Bears unidentified collector's mark, verso, not in Lugt: KL (?)
Condition
Overall in good condition. A few small circular brown stains at the lower right corner of the sheet. Otherwise medium remains fresh and strong.
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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
The present sheet owes a great deal to the style of Seiter's master Carl Loth, to whom it was traditionally attributed. It cannot be connected with any known work by Seiter but is close in style to many of his similar drawings in small format which are characterised by spontaneous and fluent use of pen and ink within the context of a complete composition, bordered by pen and ink framing lines. Many of the artist's drawings are similarly complete in terms of composition, and are also enriched, as here, by generous white heightening to contrast with the background of the colored paper; see, for example three such drawings in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.1 Although born in Vienna, Daniel Seiter passed his whole professional life in Italy, and is widely regarded as an Italian artist.
1. E. Schilling, The German Drawings...at Windsor Castle, London and New York 1971, reproduced figs. 53-55