Giorgio de Chirico Venezia, Ponte di Rialto
Property from a Private Collection
Giorgio de Chirico
1888 - 1978
Venezia, Ponte di Rialto
signed g. de Chirico and dated 1948 (center left)
oil on canvas
20 ¼ by 24 ⅝ in.
51.4 by 62.5 cm.
Executed in the late 1950s.
Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined. There is a discolored varnish, notably in the sky. Pinhole in the center of the upper edge and center of the bottom edge. Two accretions in the sky. Under UV light: strokes of inpainting around the perimeter of the composition and a few strokes extending into the building facade at left. This work is in good condition.
Provenance:
Isabella de Chirico, Rome (the artist's wife)
Galleria d'Arte Niccoli, Parma
Naruse Murata Gallery, Tokyo
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 2023, lot 486 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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Property from a Private Collection
Giorgio de Chirico
1888 - 1978
Venezia, Ponte di Rialto
signed g. de Chirico and dated 1948 (center left)
oil on canvas
20 ¼ by 24 ⅝ in.
51.4 by 62.5 cm.
Executed in the late 1950s.
Condition Report:
The canvas is unlined. There is a discolored varnish, notably in the sky. Pinhole in the center of the upper edge and center of the bottom edge. Two accretions in the sky. Under UV light: strokes of inpainting around the perimeter of the composition and a few strokes extending into the building facade at left. This work is in good condition.
Provenance:
Isabella de Chirico, Rome (the artist's wife)
Galleria d'Arte Niccoli, Parma
Naruse Murata Gallery, Tokyo
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's, New York, 17 May 2023, lot 486 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner