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Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Giuseppe Bernardino Bison
- seated male figure wearing a garland of grapes and holding a barrel
- Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk
Provenance
Acquired in 1992
Condition
Paper rather brittle; burned along edges by old mount.
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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
Bison was a fluent and prolific draughtsman and this is a typical example of his pen and ink drawing style. Such figures appear in many of the artist's decorative commissions, but no connection has been established with a known painting, and it is possible that this is one of the numerous drawings by Bison that appear to have been made for their own sake, rather than as preparatory studies. The figure may be intended to represent Silenus, or a river god.