Details
A POLYCHROME AND PARCEL-GILT MARBLE GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
WORKSHOP OF GIOVANNI DI BALDUCCIO (1317-1349), CIRCA 1330-1340
Inscribed 832.47-42 in black ink to the reverse
25 ½ in. (65 cm.) high, 11 in. (28 cm.) wide
Provenance
Possibly Trivolzio Collection, Milan.
With Piero Tozzi Inc., New York.
Acquired by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation for The Los Angeles County Museum (A.5832.47-42), 1947.
An auction of property de-accessioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art to benefit new acquisitions; Sotheby's, Los Angeles, 21-23 June 1982, lot 161.
Literature
W.R. Valentiner, Art Quarterly, Winter, 1947.
La Critica d'Arte, no. 27, May 1949, p. 74.
W. R. Valentiner, Gothic and Renaissance Sculpture In the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum: Catalogue and Guide, Los Angeles, 1951, p. 60, pl. 21.
Special notice
Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.
Further details
We would like to thank Dr. Mary Levkoff, Hearst Castle Museum Director, for her research on the Hearst provenance.
Sale room notice
Please note this lot was purchased by the Hearst Foundation for the LA County Museum and was not in the Hearst’s personal collection.
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