ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO | DRAPERY STUDY OF A STANDING FIGURE FACING RIGHT, IN PROFILE
Property of the Estate of Barbara Piasecka Johnson
ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO
Florence 1435 - 1488 Venice
DRAPERY STUDY OF A STANDING FIGURE FACING RIGHT, IN PROFILE
Drawn with the brush in brown-grey wash, heightened with white, on linen prepared grey-green, laid down on paper;
Numbered in brown ink: XII
282 by 181 mm
Condition Report:
Support
This drawing is on a fine linen adhered to paper. The edges of the paper sheet show foxing and there is some other foxing within the linen. There is a small supported tear at the foot and a small loss to the lower left corner of the paper. There are several small pinholes in the linen in the top corners and also a small pinhole on the lower left corner. Otherwise the condition of the fabric is good.
Medium
The ink and pigment are in a good condition. There is a little surface rubbing to the linen in places and a rubbed black spot to the right of the image in the lower right quadrant and a small liquid stain on the garment.
"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."
Provenance:
Everhard Jabach, his posthumous inventory of 1695 (as Dürer),
thence by inheritance to his widow Anna Maria de Groote, then probably to their elder son, Everhard Jabach (1658-1721);
acquired by Pierre Crozat, Paris, at an unknown date between 1695 and 1721,
his sale, Paris, 10 April 1741, part of lot 5 (catalogued by Pierre Jean Mariette, as Leonardo),
acquired by Jean-Baptiste-François Nourri;
an unidentified black chalk paraphe on the verso of the backing sheet;
Pierre Defer,
thence by inheritance to his son-in-law, Henri Dumesnil (L.739),
his sale, Paris, 10-12 May 1900, lot 251 (as Leonardo);
Comtesse Martine Marie-Pol de Béhague;
Marquis Hubert de Ganay;
Marquis Jean Louis de Ganay,
his sale, Monaco, Sotheby's, 1 December 1989, lot 74 (as Leonardo),
acquired at the sale by Barbara Piasecka Johnson, Princeton, NJ
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Property of the Estate of Barbara Piasecka Johnson
ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO
Florence 1435 - 1488 Venice
DRAPERY STUDY OF A STANDING FIGURE FACING RIGHT, IN PROFILE
Drawn with the brush in brown-grey wash, heightened with white, on linen prepared grey-green, laid down on paper;
Numbered in brown ink: XII
282 by 181 mm
Condition Report:
Support
This drawing is on a fine linen adhered to paper. The edges of the paper sheet show foxing and there is some other foxing within the linen. There is a small supported tear at the foot and a small loss to the lower left corner of the paper. There are several small pinholes in the linen in the top corners and also a small pinhole on the lower left corner. Otherwise the condition of the fabric is good.
Medium
The ink and pigment are in a good condition. There is a little surface rubbing to the linen in places and a rubbed black spot to the right of the image in the lower right quadrant and a small liquid stain on the garment.
"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."
Provenance:
Everhard Jabach, his posthumous inventory of 1695 (as Dürer),
thence by inheritance to his widow Anna Maria de Groote, then probably to their elder son, Everhard Jabach (1658-1721);
acquired by Pierre Crozat, Paris, at an unknown date between 1695 and 1721,
his sale, Paris, 10 April 1741, part of lot 5 (catalogued by Pierre Jean Mariette, as Leonardo),
acquired by Jean-Baptiste-François Nourri;
an unidentified black chalk paraphe on the verso of the backing sheet;
Pierre Defer,
thence by inheritance to his son-in-law, Henri Dumesnil (L.739),
his sale, Paris, 10-12 May 1900, lot 251 (as Leonardo);
Comtesse Martine Marie-Pol de Béhague;
Marquis Hubert de Ganay;
Marquis Jean Louis de Ganay,
his sale, Monaco, Sotheby's, 1 December 1989, lot 74 (as Leonardo),
acquired at the sale by Barbara Piasecka Johnson, Princeton, NJ
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