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Alberto Pasini
估價
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Alberto Pasini
- A ferry on the Nile
- signed and dated A Pasini 1861 lower left
- oil on canvas
- 39 by 65cm., 15½ by 25½in.
來源
Galleria Fogliato, Turin
Purchased from the above by the father of the present owner circa 1965
Purchased from the above by the father of the present owner circa 1965
展覽
Turin, Galleria d'Arte della Gazzetta del Popolo, Mostra Commemorativa di A. Pasini e G.B. Quadrone, 1949, no. 20 (illustrated in the exh. cat.; as Tramonto sul Bosforo)
出版
Vittoria Botteri Cardoso, Pasini, Genoa, 1991, p. 260, no. 250, illustrated (as Traghetto sul Nilo)
Condition
The canvas has been relined. There are some strokes of retouching visible under UV light, notably in the upper left quadrant of the sky, below the white horse, and in the 'n' and '18' of the signature. Some of the retouching is slightly discoloured, and there is some localised craquelure notably in the lower left and a line in the centre (both visible in the catalogue illustration). There is some thinness in the paint surface in the lower right (visible in the catalogue illustration).
Held in a decorative gold-painted wood and plaster Louis Quinze-style 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. 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."
"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."
拍品資料及來源
Pasini's initial training was in Parma but he later moved to Paris to study under Eugène Ciceri and Eugène Isabey. In Paris he learned how to incorporate elements of light and colour in his art. It was Théodore Chasseriau though who introduced Pasini to the Orient by arranging for him to accompany a French legislation to Persia in 1855. There he spent a year painting the people, local customs and landscape. Fascinated with the Orient he later travelled to Egypt in 1860, which provided the inspiration for the present work, Constantinople between 1867 and 1869, and to Asia Minor and Syria in 1873.