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The Master of the Fertility of the Egg
估價
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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描述
- The Master of the Fertility of the Egg
- A curious scene with animals and other fantastical beasts making music, conversing, or attacking each other from flying baskets, as well as a dancing skeleton, and two figures passing a bowl
- inscribed lower left: CHE MUSICA SONORA / CHE FA QUEL'IN CARIOLA
and inscribed and dated lower right on the skeleton's flag (strengthened): OPERA / NOVA / CURIOSA / 1695 - oil on canvas
來源
Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Deceased's Estate'), London, Sotheby's, 28 October 2010, lot 160, for £26,000.
Condition
The canvas has a recent relining.The paint surface is covered by a very thick and yellowed vrnish. The many retouchings have discoloured and are obvious to the naked eye. Inspection under ultraviolet light shows at least two campaigns of restoration. Both these campaigns consist of extensive scattered retouchings throughout the composition, the earlier campaign seems to be below the varnish, the more recent campaign above the varnish. There is a denser area along the right hand margin and also along a horizontal central line, possibly caused by a previous fold in the canvas.
This lot is offered in a wood frame with a black centre and gold painted outer edges.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
The artist, whose name derives from a picture now in the Milwaukee Art Museum (inv. no. M.1963-26), was a follower of the Brescian painter Faustino Bocchi (1659-1742).1
Motifs often used by this still unidentified master are lobsters, baskets, swords, wheelbarrows, and the inscription on a small flag. The basic three-tone landscape background is comparable to a pair of pictures in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford.2
Motifs often used by this still unidentified master are lobsters, baskets, swords, wheelbarrows, and the inscription on a small flag. The basic three-tone landscape background is comparable to a pair of pictures in the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford.2
1. Oil on canvas, 90.2 x 120.6 cm. See M. Olivari, Faustino Bocchi e l'arte di figure pigmei 1659-1741, Milan 1990, p. 260, cat. no D6, reproduced.
2. Ibid., for the works grouped under this artist see pp. 255-270. For the pair of pictures in Hartford, both oil on canvas, each: 66.5 x 92 cm., see pp. 258-59, cat. nos. D4 and D5., reproduced.