ID 990516
Lot 26 | GIOVANNI DEL BIONDO (ACTIVE FLORENCE 1356-1399)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
Two panels from a polyptych: Saint John the Evangelist, with Saint Margaret above; and Saint Bartholomew, with Saint Catherine of Alexandria above
tempera on gold ground panel, pointed top
the first: 48 3/8 x 17 1/2 in. (122.7 x 44.5 cm.); the second: 48 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (122.5 x 44.5 cm.)
(2)both with the remains of an inscription along the lower edge
two
Provenance
Dr Röhrer, Ammersee.
Otto Henkell (1869-1929), Wiesbaden, and by descent to his wife,
Katharina Henkell (1871-1942), and by descent in the family.
Private collection, Germany (according to Offner and Steinweg, op. cit., 1969).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 4 July 2012, lot 1, as 'Giovanni del Biondo and Workshop', when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
R. Offner, 'A Ray of Light on Giovanni del Biondo and Niccolò di Tommaso', Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Institutes in Florenz, VII, July 1956, p. 189, as 'Workshop of Giovanni del Biondo'.
R. Offner and K. Steinweg, A Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting, New York, 1969, Section IV, V, Part 2, pp. 59-60, plates XXVI-XXVI, as 'Workshop of Giovanni del Biondo'.
E. Skaug, 'Punch marks - what are they worth? Problems of Tuscan workshop interrelationships in the mid-fourteenth century: the Ovile Master and Giovanni da Milano', La pittura del XIV e XV secolo, il contributo dell'analisi tecnica alla storia dell'arte, Bologna, 1983, p. 282, fig. 24 (detail), as 'Giovanni del Biondo'.
E. Skaug, Punch Marks From Giotto to Fra Angelico, I, Oslo 1994, p. 201, as 'Giovanni del Biondo, datable to 1371'.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Artist: | Giovanni del Biondo (XIV century - 1399) |
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Auction house category: | Paintings |
Artist: | Giovanni del Biondo (XIV century - 1399) |
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Auction house category: | Paintings |
Address of auction |
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