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Salvator Rosa
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Salvator Rosa
- Two putti in a wooded landscape, one supporting a cross, the other seated beside a skull
- Pen and brown ink on laid paper, backed with linen gauze;bears inscription in pen and brown ink, verso: Al Sig Salvatore Rosa mio sig.re / Dio guard / Roma 17 mag.o 1639
- 230 by 175 mm; 9 by 6 7/8 in
Provenance
Bears unidentified collector's mark (L.3146);
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 20 January 1982, lot 18;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 July 1989, lot 88
sale, London, Christie's South Kensington, 9 July 2009, lot 561
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 20 January 1982, lot 18;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 July 1989, lot 88
sale, London, Christie's South Kensington, 9 July 2009, lot 561
Literature
J.T. Spike, 'An Early drawing by Rosa datable 1639', The Burlington Magazine, May 1982, vol. CXXIV, pp. 322-325, reproduced fig. 38
Condition
Paper laid down on thin linen gauze. There are a few holes in the sheet, where it is possible to see the linen gauze, Two located on the seated putto and another along the cross, just behind the skull. Some light brown staining around the edges of the sheet. Pen and ink remains strong and vibrant.
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.
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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
When the present sheet appeared at auction in 1982 Michael Mahoney remarked that this was one of Rosa's earliest drawings and could be stylistically compared to nos. 25.9-18 in his two volume catalogue on the artist.1 The dating on the verso, 1639, would suggest that the drawing was executed prior to Rosa's journey to Florence in 1640. John Spike observed, in his note in the Burlington, that the inscription on the verso must have covered a letter addressed to the artist. Spike also comments that this composition does not appear to have been translated into print or any other medium. 1. M. Mahoney, The Drawings of Salvator Rosa, 1977, vol. 1, pp. 306-310, vol. II, group 25