Bust of a woman seen from behind, her head in profile (recto); Reclining female figure seen from behind (verso)

Name: FRANCESCO SALVATOR FONTEBASSO (1707-1769)
Brand: Bust of a woman seen from behind, her head in profile (recto); Reclining female figure seen from behind (verso)
Price: 1500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 1,875

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GBP 2,500 - GBP 3,500

Closed: 6 Dec 2018

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FRANCESCO SALVATOR FONTEBASSO (1707-1769)

Bust of a woman seen from behind, her head in profile (recto); Reclining female figure seen from behind (verso)

Price Realised GBP 1,875

Closed: 6 Dec 2018

Price Realised GBP 1,875

Closed: 6 Dec 2018

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FRANCESCO SALVATOR FONTEBASSO (1707-1769)
Bust of a woman seen from behind, her head in profile (recto); Reclining female figure seen from behind (verso)
inscribed 'del Guardi'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, partial (?) proprietary watermark FC
8⅞ x 7 in. (22.5 x 18 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The handling of the chalk and the modelling around the eyes and mouth in the lively portrait study on the speak of the influence that Fontebasso’s master Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734) exerted on his pupil’s draughtsmanship.

The reclining figure on the is similar to the central figure in the drawing of held in the Art Museum at Princeton (X1946-1). The latter drawing relates to an etching by Fontebasso dated 1744, (A. de Vesme, , Milan 1906, 476, no. 5 ('Six nymphes et deux Amours dans un paysage').