Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

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Gherardo Cibo

Mountainous landscape with a hermit kneeling in front of a cross

Auction Closed

January 31, 05:59 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Gherardo Cibo

Genoa 1512 - 1600 Rocca Contrada

Mountainous landscape with a hermit kneeling in front of a cross


Pen and brown ink and brown and gray wash heightened with white

195 by 266 mm; 7 ¾ by 10 ½ in.

Dr. Einar Perman (1893-1976), Stockholm;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 28 January 2016, lot 101
Laren, Singer Museum, Oude Tekeningen uit de Nederlanden, verzameling Prof. E. Perman, Stockholm, 1962, cat. no. 137 (as Flemish Master working in Italy, end of the 16th Century)

Born into an important noble Genoese family, Cibo was initially destined for the priesthood, but decided to abandon an ecclesiastical career to pursue his interests as a musician and botanist. His real identity was only revealed in 1989 by Arnold Nesselrath; previously, many of his drawings were attributed to a variety of Northern artists such as Bril, Cock or Spranger, or listed under the name 'Messer Ulisse Severino da Cingoli.' This fantastical landscape, typical of Cibo, shows the strong influence of Northern prints on the work of this poetic amateur artist.


The present drawing can be compared with another similar landscape sold in Paris in 2015.11. Sale, Paris, Christie's, 25 March 2015, lot 24