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Charles Michel-Ange Challe
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Charles Michel-Ange Challe
- View of the Colosseum with the Church of Ss. Giovanne e Paolo
- Black chalk with traces of white heightening on blue paper, within brown ink framing lines;signed and dated in brown ink, lower right: MA Challe 1749
- 326 by 455 mm; 12 7/8 by 17 7/8 in
Provenance
Lucien Goldschmidt, New York;
Emile Wolf, New York,
thence by descent
Emile Wolf, New York,
thence by descent
Exhibited
Dayton, Dayton Art Institute, French Artists in Italy 1600-1900, 1971, no. 14, fig. 14, cat. no. 42;
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum/Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum/Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection, 1980, pp. 123-124, no. 42;
Tampa Museum, Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection, 1982
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum/Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum/Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection, 1980, pp. 123-124, no. 42;
Tampa Museum, Louis XIII - Louis XVI: French Drawings from a Private Collection, 1982
Condition
Laid down on an old sheet of paper, which has been hinge mounted to a paper backing. There are some minor old abrasions and slight areas of discoloration to the extremities of the sheet. The paper has retained much of its original blue color. There have been some losses to areas of the white heightening, however the black chalk remains in very fine condition throughout, with the image strong. Sold in a giltwood 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.