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Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro
- Bathsheba at her Bath
- Pen and brown ink and wash;
bears old attribution in black chalk on the mount: Ribera Spagnoletti
Condition
Partially laid down to mount. The sheet has suffered somewhat. There are a number of losses and tears to the sheet - some made up with red chalk - visible all along the lower margin. There is also a repaired tear at the top margin in the center of the sheet also filled in with red chalk. Scattered foxing in the upper section. Despite these condition issues the pen and ink remains strong and vibrant
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
This drawing can be compared stylistically with one by Spadaro in the Kupfertichkabinett, Berlin, representing an allegorical scene with the figure of Time.1 In the Berlin drawing, the central figure is reminiscent of the correspondingly placed figure in our drawing, not only in the stance but in the way the pen and ink is applied to render form. It is not possible to link our study directly with one of Spadaro's painted works, but the composition is not dissimilar to a painting of Bathsheba at her Bath, a collaborative project that saw Spadaro working together with Viviano Codazzi and Artemisia Gentileschi; this oil is now in The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota.2
1. Inv. no. K.d.Z. 24111; G. Sestieri and B. Daprà, Domenico Gargiulo detto Micco Spadaro, Paesaggista e 'cronista' Napoletano, Rome 1994, p. 364, no. D9, reproduced p. 365
2. Inv. no. Fl SN 955; Sestieri and Daprà, op. cit., p. 89, no. 21, reproduced.