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Pier Francesco Cittadini
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Pier Francesco Cittadini
- Still life of a silver tray with sweets upon a folded white cloth, a silver tray beyond it with two crystal glasses upon it, all on a table draped with a red cloth, a window with a landscape and two figures beyond
- oil on canvas
- 23 by 28 3/4 in.; 58.5 by 73 cm.
Provenance
Private collection, Rome, by 1977:
With Paolo Sapori, Spoleto, by 1989.
With Paolo Sapori, Spoleto, by 1989.
Exhibited
Turin, Fondazione Accorsi, L'incantesimo dei sensi: una collezione di nature morte del Seicento per il Museo Accorsi, 30 November 2005 - 1 May 2006, no. 17.
Literature
R. Roli, Pittura Bolognese 1650-1800. Dal Cignani ai Gandolfi, Bologna 1977, pp. 219, 244, reproduced fig. 398a;
A. Colombi Ferretti, "La natura morta a Bologna e in Romagna," in F. Porzio, La natura morta in Italia, Milan 1989, vol. I, reproduced p. 441, fig. 530;
D. Benati, in La natura morta in Emilia e in Romagna, 2000, p. 95, reproduced p. 91, fig. 51;
F. Baldassari, in G. Godi, Fasto e rigore: La Nature Morta nell'Italia settentrionale dal XVI al XVIII secolo, Milan 2000, p. 202, cat. no. 73;
A. Cottino, L'Incantesimo dei sensi: Una collezione di nature morte del Seicento per il Museo Accorsi, exhibition catalogue, Turin 2005, p. 76-77, 109-110, cat. no. 17, reproduced p. 77.
A. Colombi Ferretti, "La natura morta a Bologna e in Romagna," in F. Porzio, La natura morta in Italia, Milan 1989, vol. I, reproduced p. 441, fig. 530;
D. Benati, in La natura morta in Emilia e in Romagna, 2000, p. 95, reproduced p. 91, fig. 51;
F. Baldassari, in G. Godi, Fasto e rigore: La Nature Morta nell'Italia settentrionale dal XVI al XVIII secolo, Milan 2000, p. 202, cat. no. 73;
A. Cottino, L'Incantesimo dei sensi: Una collezione di nature morte del Seicento per il Museo Accorsi, exhibition catalogue, Turin 2005, p. 76-77, 109-110, cat. no. 17, reproduced p. 77.
Condition
The painting appears to be either unlined or very thinly lined. The painting presents a lovely and crisp image beneath a fresh varnish. The details are well-preserbed, particularly in the still-life. Faint stretcher bar marks are visible at extreme edges. Inspection under UV reveals some finely applied retouching along the lower edge. Some retouching visible in the shadows of the lower left, as well as some finely applied strokes scattered here and there in the still life, for example along right edge of silver dish as well as at the center of it's stem. Some fine spots in the white blanket. Offered in a carved gilt and painted frame.
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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.