GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO
Venice 1696–1770 Madrid
Punchinello Observed or The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello
Inscribed in pen and ink, lower left, Tiepolo
Pen and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk, partially indented for transfer
11 ¾ by 8 ½ inches
297 by 215 mm
Provenance
Georg Edward Habich (1818–1901), Kassel and Boston (Lugt 862); his sale, Stuttgart, H. G. Gutekunst, 27April 1899 (and following days), lot 644 (Satyrische Darstellung. Verschiedene Personen betrachten eine Grabplatte mit einem Relief, wahrscheinlich Sartyre auf einen Mediziner)
Antonio Grandi, Milan, 1910
Juan A. (1862–1920) and Felix (1860–1914) Bernasconi, Milan, by descent, their sale,
London, Christie's, 1 April 1987, lot 84, illustrated, acquired by
C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, Die schönsten Neuerwerbungen: Graphik und Zeichnungen von 1500 bis 1900, 1988, cat. no. 40, illustrated, acquired by
Dr. John O’Brien, Charles Town, West Virginia
Literature
E. Sack, Giambattista und Domenico Tiepolo, Hamburg, 1910, cat. no. 193
PRIVATE COLLECTION, CHICAGO