Lelio Orsi
Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun
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Lelio Orsi
Novellara 1511 - 1587
Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun
Pen and brown ink and gray-brown wash, heightened with white, on paper washed light brown
214 by 311 mm; 8⅜ by 12¼ in.
Laid down on a light board the drawing is in very good condition. A small crack to the right margin. Little foxing toward the top and right and left margins and very small abrasion on the cloud to the left . Very little oxidisation in some places. Overall is fresh and the ink and white heightening strong. It seem also that no changes have occurred on the preparation of the paper. The drawing is sold mounted and in a modern gilded 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.
With P & D Colnaghi & Co., London (Old Master Drawings, 1986, no. 3), from whom purchase in 1986 by
Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Beverly Farms, Mass. (bears his mark, verso, not in Lugt),
his sale, New York, Sotheby's, 23 January 2008, lot 14
Gainesville, University of Florida, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (and Lawrence, Kansas; Minneapolis; Cambridge, Mass.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Montreal), Italian Old Master Drawings From the Collection of Jeffrey E. Horvitz, 1991-93, no. 7