Egisto Lancerotto
(Italian, 1847-1916)
Giovanna Contadina
Sale 1297 - European Art
May 16, 2024
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$5,000 -
$7,000
Sold for $3,493
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Egisto Lancerotto
(Italian, 1847-1916)
Giovanna Contadina
oil on canvas
signed Lancerotto Egisto (lower right)
59 x 30 inches.
Provenance:
Sold: Christie's, New York, December 31, 1969, Lot 141
Sold: Christies, New York, May 22, 1997, Lot 141
Sold: Sotheby's, New York, January 26, 2008, Lot 215
The Madison Gallery, Atlanta
Condition Report
Framed: 64 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is wax-lined; passages of the canvas have been pressed due to lining process; one pinpoint paint loss along extreme upper left edge; an area of repair with associated inpainting, approximately 2 x 2 inches, along the upper left edge; one thin, horizontal line of inpainting in center left, approximately 1 inch in length; one pinpoint brown stain in woman's proper left forearm; one pinpoint white paint droplet in lower center; one thin, horizontal scuff mark extending from the proper left side of the woman's face, approximately 1 1/2 inches in length. Under UV light: areas of inpainting scattered throughout, particularly through the upper edge and the woman's dress, as well as within her hair. Additional images available upon request.
Minor deposits of surface dirt and dust; canvas is wax-lined; passages of the canvas have been pressed due to lining process; one pinpoint paint loss along extreme upper left edge; an area of repair with associated inpainting, approximately 2 x 2 inches, along the upper left edge; one thin, horizontal line of inpainting in center left, approximately 1 inch in length; one pinpoint brown stain in woman's proper left forearm; one pinpoint white paint droplet in lower center; one thin, horizontal scuff mark extending from the proper left side of the woman's face, approximately 1 1/2 inches in length. Under UV light: areas of inpainting scattered throughout, particularly through the upper edge and the woman's dress, as well as within her hair. Additional images available upon request.
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