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Lot 69
  • 69

Giorgio de Chirico

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • Giorgio de Chirico
  • Teseo 
  • signed G. de Chirico in pencil (lower right); numbered 31/50 (lower left); titled (Teseo) (lower centre)
  • etching and aquatint printed in colours on wove paper
  • plate: 43 by 36cm., 16 7/8 by 14 1/4 in., sheet: 60 by 53.5cm., 23 5/8 by 21in.
  • Executed in 1970.

Literature

Edizioni Bora, Giorgio de Chirico: Catalogo dell'opera grafica 1969-1977, Rome, 1990, no. 6

Condition

With margins (the upper and lower sheet edges unevenly trimmed), creasing in image and margin, diagonal scuff marks in the pink to the left, lower left corner with a vertical incision to the sheet measuring 10.5cm, verso taped to mount at intervals at upper edge, some minor foxing, framed. (Pencil inscriptions in lower margin recto).
"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."