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Workshop of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena

Lot No. 109

Workshop of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena


Workshop of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena - Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures

(1696-1757) Design for a theater backdrop, pen and brown ink, over black chalk, grey wash, on laid paper, watermark "unicorn in a circle", red chalk for transfer on the reverse, 19,5 x 22 cm, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

Provenance: Private collection, Italy.

The present drawing may have been preliminary for an engraving; the red chalk layer on the reverse of the sheet may point to the sheet’s intended transfer to another medium. According to Prof. Elena Tamburini the drawing is stylisticaly close to drawings by the Bibiena famiy and may have been executed by a workshop member. An attribution to the Italian architect and stage designer Pietro Righini (Parma 1683-1742), who accompanied Ferdinando Bibiena during his sojourn in Barcelona, was also suggested.

Specialist: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at

29.09.2016 - 17:00

Realized price: **
EUR 1,875.-
Estimate:
EUR 1,500.- to EUR 2,000.-

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Workshop of Giuseppe Galli Bibiena


(1696-1757) Design for a theater backdrop, pen and brown ink, over black chalk, grey wash, on laid paper, watermark "unicorn in a circle", red chalk for transfer on the reverse, 19,5 x 22 cm, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

Provenance: Private collection, Italy.

The present drawing may have been preliminary for an engraving; the red chalk layer on the reverse of the sheet may point to the sheet’s intended transfer to another medium. According to Prof. Elena Tamburini the drawing is stylisticaly close to drawings by the Bibiena famiy and may have been executed by a workshop member. An attribution to the Italian architect and stage designer Pietro Righini (Parma 1683-1742), who accompanied Ferdinando Bibiena during his sojourn in Barcelona, was also suggested.

Specialist: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at

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Auction: Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 29.09.2016 - 17:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 23.09. - 29.09.2016


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