Sotheby's New York
Lot 1-176, 10 A.M., January 29, 2014
Sale 9101
Lot 20, "Head of a shouting man," Florentine School, 17th Century, red chalk, 11 1/8 by 7 1/8 inches
By Carter B. Horsley
The
January 29, 2014 auction of Old Master Drawings at Sotheby's New York
is highlighted by several excelent works by Giovanni Domeniuco Tiepolo.
The
finest drawing in the auction is Lot 20, "Head of a Shouting Man,"
by Florentine School, 17th Century. The red-chalk drawing
measures 11
1/8 by 7 1/8 inches. The catalogue entry suggests that this
work might
by by Giovannida San Giovanni or Cecco Bravo. Terrifically
ferocious, it has a modest estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $40,625.
Lot 38, "Punchinello collapses on the road," by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, pan and brown ink and two shades of brown wash over black chalk withbrown ink framing lines, 14 1/4 by 18 1/4 inches
Lot
38 is a great drawing by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) of
"Punchinello collapses on the road." It measures 14 1/4 by 18
1/4 inches and has been widely published and exhibited. It is
the frontispiece of the catalogue. It is, according to the
catalogue entry, one of 104 episodes "depicted in this endlessly
inventive series of drawings, which though never bound, remained
together and complete with a title page.., from the late 18th Century
until they were dispersed by Richard Owen in the 1920s."
It has an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000. It sold
for $695,000.
Lot 39, "Incontro al molo: a 'codega' dhowing the way to a noble couple on a molo," by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, pen and brown ink and brown and gray wash over traces of black chalk, 1791, 11 3/8 by 16 7/16 inches
Lot
39 is a larger Tiepolo drawing entitled "Incontro al molo: a 'codega'
showing the way to a noble couple on a molo." It is the cover
illustration of the auction's catalogue and measures 11 3/8 by 16 7/16.
It is dated 1791. It was exhibited in 1974 at the
National Gallery of Art in Washington and has been widely published.
According to the catalogue's entry "This magnificent and
superbly preserved drawing is one of the finest Venetian drawings of
any type to have appeared on the market in a generation. A
lantern-bearer, or codega, steps forward and has "sometime been
interpreted as a satirical social comment, as the man's services cannot
possiblity be needed in daytime. The drawing is part of a
series on The Contempory Scene by the artist. It has an
estimate of $600,000 to $800,000. It
sold for $725,000, an auction record for the artist for a work on paper.
Lot
31, "God the Father in Glory," by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, pen and
brown ink and two shades of brown wash over black chalk, 10
1/4 by 7
1/8 inches
Lot
31 is an exquisite drawing by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo entitled "God
The Father in Glory." It measures 10 1/4 by 7 1/8 inches and
is part
of the artist's series of more than 100 variations on the
theme of God the Father
supported by Angels and Cherubs. It has an
estimate of $14,000 to $18,000. It sold for $40,625.
Lot 68, "Putti Flying Amongst The Clouds," by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo pen and gay in and brown wash, 8 by 10 7/8 inches
Lot 68 is a fine drawing by
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo entitled "Putti Flying Amongst The Clouds."
It measures 8 by 10 7/8 inches. It has an estimate
of $14,000 to $16,000. It
sold for $28,125.
Lot 85, "Rinaldo and Armida," by Francois Boucher, pen and brown ink and brown and red wash over black chalk with black ink framing lines, 8 by 12 3/8 inches
Lot
85 is a wonderful and excellent drawing by Francois Boucher (1703-1770)
of "Rinaldo and Armida." It measures 8 by 12 3/8 inches.
The subject comes from Torquato Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata that
was popular both in painting and theater The lot was an
estimate of $80,000 to $120,000. It sold for $118,750.
Lot 28, "St. Catherine of Alexandria," byAnnibale Carracci," pen and brown ink and gray wash squared in black chalk, 5 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches
Lot 28 is a very lyrical and
beautiful small drawing by Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) of St.
Catherine of Alexandria. It measures 5 5/8 by 3 1/2 inches.
It once was in the collection of Sir Peter Lely.
There are other versions in the collection at Windsor Castle.
It has an estimate of $30,000 to 440,000. It sold for $37,500.
Lot 125, "Portrait of a Young Man in a Beret, possibly a self-portrait," French School, 19th Century, black chalk and gray and black wash, 19 1/4 by 15 1/4 inches
Lot
125 is a very striking "Portrait of a Young Man in a Beret, possibly a
self-portrait." It is ascribed to French School, 19th Century
and it measures 19 1/4 by 15 1/4 inches. It has an estimate
of $15,000 to $20,000. It
sold for $37,500.
Lot 26, "A seated putto holding a flower," by Il Guercino, red chalk, 7 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches
Lot 26 is a charming and very
fine red chalk drawing by Il Guercino (1591-1666) of "a seated putto
holding a flower." It measures 7 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches.
It has an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It sold for $37,500.
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