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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
- God the Father surrounded by angels
- Pen and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk;signed in brown ink, lower left: Dom. Tiepolo f and numbered in brown ink, upper left: 79 corrected to 66
- 248 by 175 mm; 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 in
Condition
Partially laid down to the remains of an old album page. There is some minor discoloration and light foxing and surface dirt to areas of the sheet. There is a small repaired tear to the lower right corner. The medium remains in very fresh condition throughout, with the washes particularly strong. Sold in a carved giltwood frame.
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.
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
This is part of Giandomenico's series of over one hundred variations on the theme of God the Father supported by Angels and Cherubs. When James Byam Shaw wrote about them, the highest number he knew was 102, but since then 103, 104 and 106 have come onto the market. Byam Shaw rightly felt that the relation of some of these compositions to the upper section of Giambattista's important altarpiece Saint Thecla praying for the plague-stricken, in the cathedral at Este, would suggest a dating for the series after 1759.1 1. J. Byam Shaw, The Drawings of Domenico Tiepolo, London 1962, p. 32