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Francesco Solimena (b. Canale di Serino 1657, d. Barra 1747)
Purchased by the National Gallery of Denmark in May 2018.
Two studies of a walking man. Verso People gathering before a priest. Unsigned. Red chalk and pencil on paper. Verso black chalk. Sheet size 196×162 mm.
The present drawing will be included in the forthcoming publication Francesco Solimena e le Arti a Napoli, by Nicola Spinosa et al., Vol II, I Disegni, by Cristiana Romalli cat. no. A10.
Exhibited: The Nivaagaard Collection, “Tegnekunst på Nivaagaard”, 1983, no. 4. Reproduced pl. 4.
Literature: Joachim Meyer, “Aggiunte alla Collection de Solimène”, Le Dessin Napolitain. Actes du colloque international Ecole Normale Supérieure, 6–8 mars 2008 sous la direction de Francesco Salinas et Sebastian Schütze, Paris/Rome 2010, p. 284.
Provenance: Book dealers Terres (Naples c. 1750–1830), their inscription recto “g” for grana. Johan Conrad Spengler (1767–1839) (Lugt 1434), his estate sale 1839, no. 20 (as Cavaliere d'Arpino). Here purchased by Benjamin Wolff (1790–1866) (Lugt 420). Thence by descent.
Condition report on request. Contact wolff@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
The Wolff Collection, 30 May 2018