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Lot Essay
Les caricatures font partie intégrante de l’œuvre dessinée de Giambattista Tiepolo. Alors que certains de ses dessins représentent des personnages bien réels, dont les noms apparaissent souvent sur la feuille elle-même, d’autres évoquent des figures plus anonymes pouvant personnifier une fonction ou un genre tel des avocats, des prêtres ou des dandies. Le présent dessin pourrait faire partie de cette seconde catégorie. L’importante production de ces dessins est attesté par l’inventaire de la collection Algarotti Corniani de 1854 : deux volumes composés d’une riche collection de dessins humoristiques par Tiepolo (B. Aikema, Tiepolo and His Circle. Drawings in American Collections, cat. exp., New York, Pierpont Morgan Library 1996-1997, p. 198). En outre, un album intitulé Tomo terzo de caricature, contenant cent-sept caricatures a été vendu et dispersé par Christie’s, Londres, 9 avril 1943, lot 243. Selon Aikema, Tiepolo aurait produit la majorité de ces caricatures entre 1753 et 1762, années où l’artiste part pour l’Espagne.
Caricatures form a substantial part of Tiepolo's drawn œuvre. While some depict actual persons, whose names often appear on the drawings, others depict general types, like lawyers, priests or dandies - the present drawing might fall in that category. That Tiepolo produced a large number of these drawings is attested by an inventory from the Algarotti Corniani collection from 1854 which mentions 'due grossi libri' with 'una copiosa collezione di disegni umoristici del Tiepolo' (B. Aikema, Tiepolo and His Circle. Drawings in American Collections, exhib. cat., New York, Pierpont Morgan Library and elsewhere, 1996-1997, p. 198). Furthermore, an album titled Tomo terzo de caricature, containing 107 caricatures, was dispersed at Christie's, London, 9 April 1943, lot 243. Aikema has suggested that Tiepolo produced his caricatures between 1753 and 1762, the year that the artist left for Spain.
Caricatures form a substantial part of Tiepolo's drawn œuvre. While some depict actual persons, whose names often appear on the drawings, others depict general types, like lawyers, priests or dandies - the present drawing might fall in that category. That Tiepolo produced a large number of these drawings is attested by an inventory from the Algarotti Corniani collection from 1854 which mentions 'due grossi libri' with 'una copiosa collezione di disegni umoristici del Tiepolo' (B. Aikema, Tiepolo and His Circle. Drawings in American Collections, exhib. cat., New York, Pierpont Morgan Library and elsewhere, 1996-1997, p. 198). Furthermore, an album titled Tomo terzo de caricature, containing 107 caricatures, was dispersed at Christie's, London, 9 April 1943, lot 243. Aikema has suggested that Tiepolo produced his caricatures between 1753 and 1762, the year that the artist left for Spain.
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