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Giovanni Boldini
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Giovanni Boldini
- Tacchini
- watercolor on paper laid down on canvas
- 20 1/2 by 18 in.
- 52.1 by 46 cm
Provenance
The Artist's Studio, Paris (and sold, Hôtel Charpentier, Paris, May 7-31, 1931, lot 138)
Possibly, Palma Collection, Rome
Emilia Cardona (possibly acquired from the above)
Private Collector, Bologna
Thence by descent to the present owner
Possibly, Palma Collection, Rome
Emilia Cardona (possibly acquired from the above)
Private Collector, Bologna
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Venice, XVIII Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d’Arte, 1932, Sala 3, no. 24, and listed in the catalogue (Tacchini, lent by the artist's studio)
Probably, Cesena, Biblioteca Malatestiana, Mostra di artisti ferraresi e Mostra retrospettiva di Giovanni Boldini, August 29-September 19, 1937, no. 54 (as I tacchini)
Probably, Cesena, Biblioteca Malatestiana, Mostra di artisti ferraresi e Mostra retrospettiva di Giovanni Boldini, August 29-September 19, 1937, no. 54 (as I tacchini)
Literature
Emilia Cardona, Lo studio di Giovanni Boldini, Milan, 1937, illustrated pl. LXXVII
Ettore Camesasca, ed., L'opera completa di Boldini, Milan, 1970, p. 115, no. 331
Piero Dini and Francesca Dini, Giovanni Boldini 1842-1931, catalogo ragionato, Turin 2002, vol. IV, p. 420, no. 785, illustrated
Ettore Camesasca, ed., L'opera completa di Boldini, Milan, 1970, p. 115, no. 331
Piero Dini and Francesca Dini, Giovanni Boldini 1842-1931, catalogo ragionato, Turin 2002, vol. IV, p. 420, no. 785, illustrated
Condition
Some foxing to upper register otherwise colors are fresh.
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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
Boldini painted the present work while visiting the Biron Castle in 1901.