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Luca Giordano, called Fa Presto Naples 1634 - 1705
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Luca Giordano, called Fa Presto
- a monarch falling in front of two men on horseback at the entrance of a palace crowded with people
- bears old numbering in pen and ink on the verso: g40
- pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk
Exhibited
Ixelles, Musée Communal, de Giorgione à Tiepolo, 1993, p. 203, cat. no. 91, reproduced (as Francesco Solimena);
Rotterdam, Kunsthal, European Master Drawings Unveiled, 2002, p. 211, cat. no. 94, reproduced p. 212 (as Francesco Solimena)
Rotterdam, Kunsthal, European Master Drawings Unveiled, 2002, p. 211, cat. no. 94, reproduced p. 212 (as Francesco Solimena)
Condition
Generally the condition is good. The ink has bitten through the paper in two places near the fallen figure of the monarch. Ink and wash fresh. The drawing is mounted and framed in a modern 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. 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."
Catalogue Note
This drawing, which was previously published as a work by Francesco Solimena, appears much closer to the style of Luca Giordano. The lines are more fluent and rounded than in the drawings of Solimena, for instance Women whipping a man (Louvre, inv. no. 16216) and The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, inv. no. 6563), both illustrated in Walter Vitzthum, Il barocco a Napoli e nell' Italia meridionale.1
1. Milan 1970, p. 85, reproduced pls. XXVI and XXIX