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Ferraù Fenzoni
Estimate
12,000 - 16,000 USD
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Description
- Ferraù Fenzoni
- the madonna and child borne aloft by putti
- Pen and brown ink with touches of white heightening (partly oxidised);
bears old attribution on backing sheet: P. Veronese (Capo d'opera)
Provenance
Dr. F. Rinner (his mark, not in Lugt);
Vienna, Dorotheum, 4 October 2005, lot 41 (as Giovanni Battista Paggi)
Literature
Giuseppe Scavizzi and Nicolas Schwed, Ferraù Fenzoni, Todi 2006, pp. 328-9, D. 126, reproduced
Condition
Framed. Laid down on old backing sheet. There is some foxing and the white heightening is slightly oxidised but overall the condition is fine.
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
This drawing is very typical of the artist's graphic style but appears not to be connected to any known work. Nicolas Schwed, in the entry on this sheet in his monograph on Fenzoni, writes that the corrections executed with white heightening visible on this drawing (see the pentimento on the angel at the bottom of the composition) with time create a slight haze and are quite frequent in pen studies datable to after 1614.