From Taddeo to Tiepolo: The Dr. John O’Brien Collection of Old Master Drawings
From Taddeo to Tiepolo: The Dr. John O’Brien Collection of Old Master Drawings
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
A Venetian Couple Seen from Behind, at Festival
Auction Closed
January 27, 09:35 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Venice 1696 - 1770 Madrid
A Venetian Couple Seen from Behind, at Festival
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk
238 by 192 mm; 9 3/8 by 7 1/2 in
Private Collection, New York;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 21 January 2004, lot 95 (as Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo)
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 21 January 2004, lot 95 (as Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo)
In the way these two elegant figures are viewed, this sheet is similar to a drawing by Giambattista showing punchinelli at a masquerade, especially as regards the pose of the lady on the right.1
1. Private collection; G. Knox, Tiepolo, a Bicentenary Exhibition, 1770-1970, exh. cat., Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, 1970, cat. 85