Lot Essay
The Fondazione de Chirico has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is recorded in the archives under the numbers 067/11/16 and 068/11/16.
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i) Il primo a traversarlo fu l'Ippogrifo quando portò Ruggero...ii) ... Ma quasi in grembo a Ruggero
Details
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
i) Il primo a traversarlo fu l'Ippogrifo quando portò Ruggero...
ii) ... Ma quasi in grembo a Ruggero
i) signed and inscribed 'g. de Chirico Il primo a traversarlo fu l'Ippogrifo quando porto Ruggero.....' (on the artist's mount)
ii) signed and inscribed 'g. de Chirico.....Ma quasi in grembo a Ruggero.' (on the artist's mount)
each watercolour and pencil on paper laid down on the artist's mount
i) image: 8 ¼ x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm.)
artist's mount: 10 ½ x 8 in. (26.8 x 20.2 cm.)
ii) image: 8 ¼ x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm.)
artist's mount: 10 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (25.7 x 16.2 cm.)
(2)Executed circa 1940-1941
i) Il primo a traversarlo fu l'Ippogrifo quando portò Ruggero...
ii) ... Ma quasi in grembo a Ruggero
i) signed and inscribed 'g. de Chirico Il primo a traversarlo fu l'Ippogrifo quando porto Ruggero.....' (on the artist's mount)
ii) signed and inscribed 'g. de Chirico.....Ma quasi in grembo a Ruggero.' (on the artist's mount)
each watercolour and pencil on paper laid down on the artist's mount
i) image: 8 ¼ x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm.)
artist's mount: 10 ½ x 8 in. (26.8 x 20.2 cm.)
ii) image: 8 ¼ x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm.)
artist's mount: 10 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (25.7 x 16.2 cm.)
(2)Executed circa 1940-1941
Provenance
Alberto Mondadori, Milan, by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 5 December 1984, lot 393.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, London, 5 December 1984, lot 393.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special Notice
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The Fondazione de Chirico has confirmed the authenticity of this work. It is recorded in the archives under the numbers 067/11/16 and 068/11/16.