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SIGISMONDO COCCAPANI | Recto: Martyrdom of St. StephenVerso: Sketch of a figure lying in a landscape
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Recto: Martyrdom of St. StephenVerso: Sketch of a figure lying in a landscape
- Pen and brown ink and blue and colored washes over black chalk (recto); red chalk (verso)
- 294 by 235 mm; 11 5/8 by 9 1/4 in
Provenance
Coccapani Family (L.2729, twice)
Literature
M. Chappell, 'Proposals for Coccapani', Paradigma, 1990, 9 (June), p. 190, fig. 106 (Circle of Cigoli: S. Coccapani?);
E. Acanfora, Sigismondo Coccapani, Ricomposizione del catalogo, Florence 2017, p. 212, no. D143, p. 227, pl. 75 [D143], p. 194, under D76, p. 219, under no E18 (wrongly listed as D159 instead of D143)
E. Acanfora, Sigismondo Coccapani, Ricomposizione del catalogo, Florence 2017, p. 212, no. D143, p. 227, pl. 75 [D143], p. 194, under D76, p. 219, under no E18 (wrongly listed as D159 instead of D143)
Condition
Window mounted. A tiny damage to the paper above the Trinity and foxing scattered on the whole page. A few small clear beige stains at the top not noticeable.Colours vivid and media strong. Verso very scketchy with some staining light brown and foxing.
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
The present pen and ink drawing, enriched by colored washes, was first published with a tentative attribution to Sigismondo Coccapani by Miles Chappel. This attribution has been confirmed by Elisa Acanfora in her recent monograph on the artist (see Literature). In 1983 Miles Chappell had identified another drawing of the same composition in the Uffizi, but of a lesser quality, executed in pen and ink over red chalk, also bearing the Coccapani's mark.1 The latter was tentatively related by Chappell to a composition by Cristofano Allori, with the suggestion that it could have been executed by Sigismondo or Giovanni Coccapani. Acanfora instead believes the Uffizi drawing to be a copy from a lost sheet by Coccapani.2
Acanfora has also related to the present composition another study by Coccapani for the central figure of St. Stephen, likewise in the Uffizi .3 1. Uffizi, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, inv. no. 9015 F; see M. Chappell, 'On the Identification of a Collector's Mark (Lugt 2729)', Master Drawings, vol. XXI, 1983, no. I, pp. 53-54, no. 39, reproduced fig. 23 (as After Cristofano Allori?)
2. E. Acanfora, op.cit., Florence 2017, no. E18 (as Anonimo, Copia dal Coccapani)
3. Uffizi, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, inv. no. 9285 F; E. Acanfora, op.cit., p. 194, under no. D76, reproduced pl. 76
Acanfora has also related to the present composition another study by Coccapani for the central figure of St. Stephen, likewise in the Uffizi .3 1. Uffizi, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, inv. no. 9015 F; see M. Chappell, 'On the Identification of a Collector's Mark (Lugt 2729)', Master Drawings, vol. XXI, 1983, no. I, pp. 53-54, no. 39, reproduced fig. 23 (as After Cristofano Allori?)
2. E. Acanfora, op.cit., Florence 2017, no. E18 (as Anonimo, Copia dal Coccapani)
3. Uffizi, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, inv. no. 9285 F; E. Acanfora, op.cit., p. 194, under no. D76, reproduced pl. 76