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Domenico Fiasella
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Domenico Fiasella
- Portrait of a Young Man with a sketchbook
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Apponyi Collection, Budapest;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 21 June 1968, lot 101 (as Murillo);
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 19 January 1984, lot 111;
Anonymous sale (The Property of a French Private Collector), New York, Sotheby's, 30 January 1998, lot 78;
Anonymous sale (Property from a European Collection), London, Sotheby's, 13 December 2001, lot 55;
There purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 21 June 1968, lot 101 (as Murillo);
Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 19 January 1984, lot 111;
Anonymous sale (The Property of a French Private Collector), New York, Sotheby's, 30 January 1998, lot 78;
Anonymous sale (Property from a European Collection), London, Sotheby's, 13 December 2001, lot 55;
There purchased by the present owner.
Condition
This canvas has been relined. The blacks of the sitter's robes have sunken and there is a striated craquelure that is most evident in the sitter's face. The background is slightly abraded and there are small chips and isolated infilled losses scattered throughout. There is a more recent small loss in the sitter's robes along the bottom edge. Under UV, there are numerous scattered touches concentrated mainly in the sitter's cloak and along the left edge. There do not appear to be any retouches to speak of in the sitter's face. This work presents a very strong image and can be hung as is. In a simple, flat black wood frame with a carved and gilt inner rim.
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
Following the departure of Bernardo Strozzi and Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Fiasella became the dominant artistic personality in Genoa from the mid-1630s, painting a number of monumental altarpieces in the city. His portraits are now very rare: P. Donati (Doemnico Fiasella `Il Sarzana', Genoa 1974, pl. 44) reproduces only a Portrait of a Young Lady in the Accademia Ligustica in Genoa; while a Portrait of Constantin Gentile is also recorded in the collection of the Marchese Ambrogio Doria (exhibited Genoa, Palazzo Reale, Mostra di Pittori Genovesi del Seicento e del Settecento, 1938, no. 32).