- 120
Carlo Alberto Baratta
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Carlo Alberto Baratta
- juno seated in the clouds, a peacock by her side
- Point of the brush and gray-brown wash, over black chalk, within black chalk framing lines, on paper washed gray
Condition
Laid down. There are a few very small spot stains across the sheet and a small light brown stain towards the lower right corner. Otherwise the condition is very good and the drawing strong and fresh.
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
Two other drawings of gods and goddesses by Baratta, presumably from the same series, have been identified: a Minerva in the Uffizi and a Jupiter, sold in Paris.1 Both are in the same medium as the present sheet and the dimensions of the Jupiter are virtually identical. In her cataloguing of the Uffizi drawing, Mary Newcome Schleier suggests that the Minerva may be part of a decorative program celebrating the imprese of Genoa, or may relate to fresco cycles in Palazzo Pallavicini.2
1. See respectively, M. Newcome Schleier, Disegni Genovesi dal XVI al XVIII secolo, Florence 1989, pp. 219-21, cat. 114, fig. 153 and sale, Paris, Christie's, 17 March 2005, lot 39
2. Ibid., p. 220-1