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Antonio Domenico Gabbiani
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Antonio Domenico Gabbiani
- the rape of the sabine women
- Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk;
bears inscription in pen and brown ink: P. Berretini
Provenance
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 13 December 1973, lot 29 (as Ciro Ferri);
Herbert List (bears his collector's dry stamp twice, not in Lugt);
with Flavia Ormond, London; acquired in 2000
Herbert List (bears his collector's dry stamp twice, not in Lugt);
with Flavia Ormond, London; acquired in 2000
Literature
C. Monbeig Goguel, Dessins Toscans XVIe-XVIIe Siècles 1620-1800, vol. II, Paris 2005, p. 260, under cat. no. 340
Condition
Condition seems fine overall, with only some old bits of backing paper on the corners.
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
The old attribution inscribed on this drawing is a testimony to the pervasive influence that Pietro da Cortona's works had on Gabbiani, after he first saw them in Rome. Although his debt to Cortona's celebrated painting of the same subject, now in the Pinacoteca Capitolina, Rome,1 is obvious here, Gabbiani has imbued the composition with his own rhythm and energy.
1. Anna Lo Bianco, et al., Pietro da Cortona, exhibition catalogue, Rome, Palazzo Venezia, 1997-98, no. 36