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Drawings from the Collection of Carlos Alberto Cruz

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Tuccia with Putti bearing the sieves symbolizing her chastity

Lot Closed

July 8, 11:28 AM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Drawings from the Collection of Carlos Alberto Cruz

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Tuccia with Putti bearing the sieves symbolizing her chastity


Pen and dark grey ink and various shades of grey wash over black chalk, pricked for transfer

403 by 427 mm

Unidentified collector's mark, verso;
sale, London, Christie's, 7 April 1981,  lot 92 (as Francesco Solimena);
sale, London, Sotheby's, 4 July 2001, lot 128,
where acquired by the present owner,
Apelles Collection (mark, verso, not in Lugt)

A cartoon pricked for transfer, this impressive sheet must relate to an as yet unidentified decorative scheme.  Solimena's successful style continued to be perpetuated by his followers for a long time after the artist's death in 1747 until the beginning of the 19th Century.