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FRANCESCO MONTELATICI, CALLED CECCO BRAVO | A male nude, leaning to one side
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cecco Bravo
- A male nude, leaning to one side
- Red chalk heightened with white;bears old attribution in pen and brown ink, lower left: giorgione Barbarelli pittore Veneziano. and bears numbering in pen and brown ink at the left margin: 501, and later numbering in pencil, upper right: 164 (?)
- 257 by 385 mm
Provenance
Bears unidentified collector's mark (L.474);
sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 2010, lot 307
sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 2010, lot 307
Condition
Window mounted. Overall in fairly good condition. Light staining at the four corners of the sheet. Some surface dirt. White heightening has slightly oxidised. Red chalk still strong and vibrant. Sold framed.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
Two other studies of similarly posed male nudes, both in red chalk and seen from behind, are in the collection of the Uffizi, in Florence.1 One of the Uffizi drawings, included in the monographic Cecco Bravo exhibition held in Florence in 1999, has been described as 'A study for a Narcissus'.2 Anna Barsanti and Roberto Contini suggest these studies of youthful male nudes, leaning over, with their heads tilted downwards, may relate to Narcissus admiring his reflection in a pool, but no painting by Cecco Bravo of this subject is known. Both sheets in the Uffizi bear a similar numbering, in pen and brown ink, to the numbering on the recto of the present drawing.
1. Uffizi inv. nos. 10618 F and 10636 F (10618 F: A. Masetti, Cecco Bravo: pittore toscano del Seicento, Venice 1962, no. 173, fig. 94)
2. Uffizi, inv. 10636 F; A. Baranti and R. Contini, Cecco Bravo: pittore senza regola, exhib. cat., Florence, Casa Buonarroti, 1999, no. 50
1. Uffizi inv. nos. 10618 F and 10636 F (10618 F: A. Masetti, Cecco Bravo: pittore toscano del Seicento, Venice 1962, no. 173, fig. 94)
2. Uffizi, inv. 10636 F; A. Baranti and R. Contini, Cecco Bravo: pittore senza regola, exhib. cat., Florence, Casa Buonarroti, 1999, no. 50