Carlo Alberto Baratta was a versatile artist and prolific draftsman from Genoa. Baratta lived in a transitional period when the taste for the Rococo was being replaced by the new Neoclassical style. His drawings, characterized by an abundant use of black wash and white heightening, were greatly admired for their painterly qualities by collectors already in his own time (M. Newcome, ‘Drawings by Carlo Alberto Baratta’, Studi di Storia dell’Arte, XXIV, 2013, pp. 261-262). The present composition can be compared with Minerva seated on clouds in Florence in the Uffizi (inv. 7247; see M. Newcome-Schleier, Disegni genovesi dal XVI al XVIII, Florence, 1989, no. 114, ill).
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A young woman kissing Minerva’s hand with other figures (recto); Nude study of a seated man (verso)CARLO ALBERTO BARATTA (Genoa 1754-1815)Estimate: USD 7,000 - 9,000
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In good condition. The colors are fresh. Hinged at top with tape mounted on the verso. It is curious to note how it appears that the artist’s cat stepped on the freshly made drawing, leaving traces of his paws on the upper part of the sheet. The academic study on the verso appears to be by a different hand. The verso shows signs of a superficial water stain that appears not to have affected the recto. Lot sold framed.
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A young woman kissing Minerva’s hand with other figures (recto); Nude study of a seated man (verso)CARLO ALBERTO BARATTA (Genoa 1754-1815)Estimate: USD 7,000 - 9,000
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