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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696-1770
Three Angels
Pen and brown ink and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper.
11 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches (302 x 184 mm)
Gift of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann.
1997.51
Notes:
Corners trimmed diagonally.
Watermark: Four legged animal with long tail (lion). See also 1996.79 Watermark (infrared transmitted): quadruped, tail, lion. 142803wm_1997_51_WM_transmIR
Provenance:
Prince Alexis Orloff; sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 29-30 April 1920, lot 115; Mme Z. Birtschansky, Paris; Tomas Harris, London; Dr. Rudolf J. and Lore Heinemann, New York.
Associated names:
Orloff, Alexis, Prince, former owner.
Birtschanski, Z., Mme., former owner.
Harris, Tomás, 1908-1964, former owner.
Heinemann, Rudolf J., former owner.
Heinemann, Lore, former owner.
Bibliography:
Stampfle, Felice, and Cara D. Denison. Drawings from the Collection of Lore and Rudolf Heinemann. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973, no. 41, repr.
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