Lot 155
- 155
Follower of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Diego Velázquez
- Portrait of King Philip IV of Spain (1605 - 1665)
- oil on canvas
- 54.1 x 43 cm.; 21 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.
Provenance
Juan de Muñoz de Ortiz, Valencia;
His sale, Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, 12 December 1911, lot 83 (where unsold or withdrawn);
Acquired directly from the Muñoz de Ortiz family by Mrs Henry O. Havemeyer (d. 1929), circa 1923-24;
Her posthumous sale, New York, American Art Association, 10 April 1930, lot 96 (as Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez), where purchased for $6100 by Maurice J. Rougeron for
J.M. Hardy;
Private collection, London, by 1930;
Private collection, Spain, from 1999.
His sale, Rudolph Lepke, Berlin, 12 December 1911, lot 83 (where unsold or withdrawn);
Acquired directly from the Muñoz de Ortiz family by Mrs Henry O. Havemeyer (d. 1929), circa 1923-24;
Her posthumous sale, New York, American Art Association, 10 April 1930, lot 96 (as Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez), where purchased for $6100 by Maurice J. Rougeron for
J.M. Hardy;
Private collection, London, by 1930;
Private collection, Spain, from 1999.
Exhibited
London, Grafton Galleries, Exhibition of Spanish Old Masters, October 1913 - January 1914, no. 60 (as a Portrait of Don Fernando of Habsburg), lent by don José Muñoz, London.
Literature
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H.O. Havemeyer Collection: Catalogue of paintings, prints, sculpture and objects of art, New York 1931, p. 500 (as Attributed to Velázquez);
B. de Pantorba, La vida y obra de Velázquez: Estudio biográfico y crítico,
Compañía Bibliográfica Española, Madrid 1955, p. 85;
J. López-Rey, A Catalogue Raisonné of his Oeuvre, with an Introductory Study,
London 1963, p. 207, cat. no. 233, reproduced pl. 251;
A. Cooney et al., Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection, New York 1993, pp. 281 and 380, cat. no. 497, reproduced;
J.L. Colomer, 'Competing for a Velázquez: New York Collectors after the Spanish Master', in Collecting Spanish Art: Spain's Golden Age and America's Gilded Age, Madrid and New York 2012, p. 266, note 39.
B. de Pantorba, La vida y obra de Velázquez: Estudio biográfico y crítico,
Compañía Bibliográfica Española, Madrid 1955, p. 85;
J. López-Rey, A Catalogue Raisonné of his Oeuvre, with an Introductory Study,
London 1963, p. 207, cat. no. 233, reproduced pl. 251;
A. Cooney et al., Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection, New York 1993, pp. 281 and 380, cat. no. 497, reproduced;
J.L. Colomer, 'Competing for a Velázquez: New York Collectors after the Spanish Master', in Collecting Spanish Art: Spain's Golden Age and America's Gilded Age, Madrid and New York 2012, p. 266, note 39.
Condition
The canvas has an old lining. The varnish is clear and even and there are no major damages visible to the naked eye.
Inspection under UV light reveals very sensitively executed retouchings scattered throughout - the main concentration of which are in the cheek, eye, chin, and forehead of the sitter, and some strengthenings also in the body of the sitter and in the background. The portrait is in good overall condition, no further work is required.
Offered in an elaborately carved and gilt wood frame in good condition.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."