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Giovanni Boldini Ferrara 1842 - 1931 Paris
Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Boldini
- the fountain of neptune in bologna
- watercolour and black chalk on paper, laid on canvas on a wooden stretcher
Provenance
Bears the Boldini atelier stamp lower right;
Rome, Franco Palma
Rome, Franco Palma
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Jean Charpentier, Boldini 1842-1931, 1931, p. 33, no. 137;
Venice, XVIII Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, 1932, 'Retrospettiva di Boldini', p. 34, no. 22;
Venice, XIX Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, 1934, no. 646 (label on the stretcher);
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Boldini, 1963, p. 48, no. 182 (label on the stretcher);
Ferrara, Casa Romei, Mostra di Giovanni Boldini, 1963, p. 59, no. 173 (label on the stretcher)
Venice, XVIII Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, 1932, 'Retrospettiva di Boldini', p. 34, no. 22;
Venice, XIX Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, 1934, no. 646 (label on the stretcher);
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Boldini, 1963, p. 48, no. 182 (label on the stretcher);
Ferrara, Casa Romei, Mostra di Giovanni Boldini, 1963, p. 59, no. 173 (label on the stretcher)
Literature
L. Camesasca, L'Opera completa di Boldini, Milan 1970, p. 125, no. 473;
V. Doria, Il Genio di Boldini, Bologna 1988, pp. 34-5, reproduced;
B. Doria, Boldini amico mio, Milan 1998, p. 188;
P.and F. Dini, Giovanni Boldini, Turin 2002, vol. III, p. 519-20, no. 100, reproduced
V. Doria, Il Genio di Boldini, Bologna 1988, pp. 34-5, reproduced;
B. Doria, Boldini amico mio, Milan 1998, p. 188;
P.and F. Dini, Giovanni Boldini, Turin 2002, vol. III, p. 519-20, no. 100, reproduced
Condition
Laid down on canvas and into a wooden stretcher which appears the original one. The watercolour is fresh and generally in very good condition . A few tiny bits of foxing toward the top edge hardly visible. It appears very fresh. Sold in a Sansovino wooden and partly gilded (oldish) frame .
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"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."
Catalogue Note
In the Genio di Boldini (see Literature), Vito Doria dates this handsome watercolour to 1910, on the basis of a reference in the archive in the Museo Boldini in Ferrara to a brief visit by Boldini to Bologna in that year. According to that record, the Bolognese painter Achille Casanova saw Boldini one morning painting the celebrated fountain by Giambologna, while seated in a carriage.