Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo 1727 – Venedig – 1804 Bearded old man with a small turban

Pen in black, grey wash, on laid paper with counter mark. 18.4 x 26.3 cm. Signed twice lower left and inscribed on the right “Dom Tiepolo f”. This work is accompanied by a written expertise by Prof. Dr. Adelheid M. Gealt, Bloomington/Indiana, dated 26.3.2023.

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

Works on paper

Details

Provenienz:
Privatbesitz, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Description

According to Adelheid Gealt, the composition of this newly discovered drawing is based on a composition by Frans Snyder, which Domenico probably studied in the original during his stay in Spain in 1762-1770 (Boston Museum of Fine Arts, inv. no. 17.322). The same hunting scene is depicted in a drawing from the Punchinello series (Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, inv. no. 1965.420). – The outermost margins minimally yellowed. The margins with slight traces of handling. A crease in the lower right corner and above the signature on the right. Overall in good condition.