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Luca Cambiaso
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Luca Cambiaso
- Two seated naked soldiers, their shields lying beside them
- Pen and brown ink and wash;
bears old pen and ink attribution and inventory number: L. Cambiase gl7-20-; on the old mount a red inventory number top right: 40, and another in pen and brown ink lower left: G.24. G.75/.
Provenance
With P.& D. Colnaghi & Co., London;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 March 1987, lot 60 (part of a group of four);
sale, Paris, Tajan, 6 July 2001, lot 1
sale, London, Sotheby's, 30 March 1987, lot 60 (part of a group of four);
sale, Paris, Tajan, 6 July 2001, lot 1
Condition
Laid down on an old 18th century mount, cut at the bottom. A few small brown spots some surface dirt especially at the corners. Two areas on the paper creating two wrinkles to the right side of the sheet. Overall strong and in good condition. Sold mounted and framed in an eighteen century French 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.
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
These two figures of naked soldiers resting over their shields, perhaps two prisoners, most probably relate to one of Cambiaso's many decorative schemes executed for private palaces. His style here appears schematic and essential, as it so often is in his drawings, but all the same the heavy and broken lines together with the skilful use of wash create a strong and powerful image. The broad shapes of the two soldiers and their shields are skilfully combined, resulting in a motif which one can easily imagine in an elaborate monochrome decoration. The old inventory number to the left of the mount (which has been reduced) could be the one of the Genoese collector Santo Varni (1807-1885).