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LUCA GIORDANO, CALLED FA PRESTO | The calling of Saint Matthew
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Luca Giordano, detto Fa Presto
- The calling of Saint Matthew
- Pen and brown ink on paper toned with red chalk
- 211 by 276 mm
Provenance
Fratelli Terres, Naples (price in 'grana' on the verso: g.a 30 );
Sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 1998, lot 132;
with Colnaghi, New York and London, An Exhibition of Master Drawings, 1998, no. 28, reproduced,
where acquired by the present owner
Sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 1998, lot 132;
with Colnaghi, New York and London, An Exhibition of Master Drawings, 1998, no. 28, reproduced,
where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Naples, Castel Sant'Elmo and Capodimonte Museum, Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum and Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museumn of Art, Luca Giordano 1634-1705, 2001-2, no. 17 (entry by R. Muzii), reproduced
Literature
G. Scavizzi, 'New Drawings by Luca Giordano', Master Drawings, vol. XXXVII, (1999), no. 2, p. 133, no. 19 (as location unknown), reproduced fig. 19;
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano. Nuove ricerche e inediti, Naples 2003, no. D40, reproduced
O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano. Nuove ricerche e inediti, Naples 2003, no. D40, reproduced
Condition
Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. Overall in fairly good condition. Light scattered foxing in the upper section of the sheet and light staining at the four corners. Pen and ink and chalk remains strong and vibrant.
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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. 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
At the time of the Colnaghi exhibition in 1998, the attribution to Luca Giordano was confirmed by Scavizzi, who dated the drawing to circa 1660. Rossana Muzii, in her 2001-2 exhibition catalogue entry for the drawing, agreed with this dating, and although the drawing cannot be connected to any surviving work by Giordano, she observed that the artist did paint the same subject in the space between the Sacristy and the Cappella del Tesoro in the Certosa di San Martino. This painting, with its pendant The Calling of St. Peter and St. Andrew, is dated to 1559-60. There are close stylistic similarities between these paintings and the present sheet. Luca Giordano seems to have returned to the composition of this drawing for inspiration some twenty years later, when painting the same subject in the large canvas now in the collection of Georgetown University in Washington D.C..1 1. Washington D. C., Georgetown University Art Collection, inv. no. 9; O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano, Naples 1966, Vol. II, p. 135, vol. III, reproduced fig. 256 (caption incorrect)