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Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo
- Head of a bearded old man wearing a hat
- Red chalk heightened with white over traces of black chalk on blue-green paper
Provenance
Count Armand Louis François de Mestral de Saint-Saphorin (1738-1806);
René de Cérenville, Lausanne,
(according to a label on the back of the frame)
René de Cérenville, Lausanne,
(according to a label on the back of the frame)
Condition
Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. A few small circular brown stains, the most prominent one at the lower margin in the centre. Some faint staining around the edges of the sheet. The lower left side of the sheet is uneven. Chalk remains very strong.
Sold in a carved and gilded frame.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Scholars have been divided over the attribution of this drawing. In a letter dated 1985, George Knox attributed the drawing to Lorenzo Tiepolo. However, J. Byam Shaw, who wrote to the owner of the work in 1989, was more convinced that the study was by Domenico and even suggested that Giovanni Battista may have executed it. Byam Shaw did point out that the model used in the present sheet must be the same as in Domenico Tiepolo's etching, Vecchio Barbuto, in the Raccolta di Teste series.1
This drawing is clearly based on or influenced by Domenico's head studies. The highly finished nature and execution of this work suggest that it may have been intended for a print, or have been made after a lost painting.
1. A. Rizzi, L'opera grafica dei Tiepolo Le Acqueforti, Milan 1971, p. 258, no. 174, reproduced p. 359