Premier Auction
Sat, Feb 5, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 434
After Lambert Sustris
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Dutch, 1515-1595)
Venere nuda distesa con Mercurio e Cupido sullo sfondo del paesaggio, (Reclining Nude Venus with Hermes and Cupid in a Landscape) (D. 147.3, F. Z. 42868), an early copy possibly 16th century, unsigned, oil on canvas, 42-1/2 x 68 in., (108 x 173 cm.); modern gilt wood frame
Provenance: Galleria Salocchi, Florence, Italy; Private Collection, Vienna, Austria; Dr. Leslie Cook, Curator National Gallery of Art, purchased, Paris, France; Collection of a Virginia Gentleman
Note: Lambert Sustris was a workshop assistant to Titian (Tiziano Vecellio, circa 1488-1576) in Venice . The Fondazione Zeri retains a photograph of this painting that is inscribed verso by Federico Zeri (1921-1998). The translation from Italian reads, "L. Sustris (or copy?)/ ex Salocchi." The Fondazione Zeri confirmed that Zeri believed this painting to have an attribution to Sustris but questioned whether or not it might be a copy. Andrea Donati, who illustrates the painting in his catalog on the works of Paris Bordone, seems to recommend the work as a copy. It is worth the note that the work appears to be of the period or near period but with experts agreeing it is likely a copy.
References: Fototeca Zeri No. 42868 http://catalogo.fondazionezeri.unibo.it/entry/work/44353/Sustris%20Lambert%2C%20Venere%20a%20riposo
Literature: Donati, Andrea, Paris Bordone, Andrea Donati, and Andrea Donati. Paris Bordone: catalogo ragionato, with English text. 2014, pg 354, ill 355. Other copies are held by the Galleria Borghese, Rome (D. 147.1) and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (D. 147.2). The original is held by The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. WIth notes concerning the photograph of work "Photographer Julius Scherb, Vienna = Cini Foundation, Cipriani Fund; Cini Foundation, Fiocco Fund, "Paris Bordone" folder (color and black and white)" Fotografo Julius Scherb, Vienna = Fondazione Cini, Fondo Cipriani; Fondazione Cini, Fondo Fiocco, cartella "Paris Bordone" (colore e b.n.)
Condition
lined, restretched on new stretcher, crackle, craquelure, retouch from several periods
