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Carlo Bonavia
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Carlo Bonavia
- A ravine landscape with soldiers in the foreground, a fortified hill-top to the left and an aqueduct beyond to the right, possibly a capriccio view of Tivoli
- with the inventory number on the frame lower left: 108
- oil on canvas, in a carved and gilt wood frame
Provenance
William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth (1881-1958);
Thence by descent.
Condition
"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
The original canvas is lined. There are small areas of unstable paint in the water and the rocks in the foreground and one or two restored paint losses in the sky, otherwise the condition is very good. The removal of the discoloured varnish would improve tonality.
In a restored 19thC gilt frame."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."
Catalogue Note
Although long considered to be by Andrea Locatelli, a far more convincing attribution to Carlo Bonavia has recently been proposed; compare, for example, the treatment of the tree and landscape with the work sold in New York, Sotheby's, 25 January 2007, lot 111.