FOLLOWER OF ANDREA DEL SARTO | MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

Property of a New York Private Collector
FOLLOWER OF ANDREA DEL SARTO
MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST

oil on panel
31 by 24 in.; 78.7 by 61 cm.

Condition Report:
The panel consists of a single plank and is flat and stable. It is beveled on the right edge of the reverse and supported by 2 horizontal cross beams.The image reads well beneath a darkened varnish. Fan shaped cracking to the panel and to the paint layer at the right edge about 12 inches from bottom is visible to the naked eye. A small pigment loss is visible below St. John's arm. The paint layer has begun to blister in the upper right background, upper left background, and lower left in the shadow of Mary's cloak. Under UV inspection, a thick, milky varnish is difficult to read through but retouching is visible in scattered small spots of shadows, many of which are visible to the naked eye as discolored shadows. Further retouching beneath the varnish is obscured. We recommend consulting a professional restorer for advice on cleaning or restoration to this early 16th century work. Offered in a decoratively carved and painted black and giltwood 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. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Provenance:
David Goldmann, Vienna and New York, by 1938;

Confiscated by the Nazi authorities after March 1938 (inv. no. DG 23), stored at the Zentral-Depot, Vienna, and allocated for Kunstmuseum Linz, 6 June 1941 (inv. no. 2643), as by Italian Master, 16th century and stored at Kremsmünster Abbey (inv. K 1474);

Recovered by Monuments Officers and removed to the Munich Central Collecting Point (inventory no. 2480) and thereafter restituted to David Goldmann;

Thence by descent to present owner.