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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696-1770
Short Man in a Tricorne Resting Both Hands on His Stick
Pen and black ink and wash, on paper.
7 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches (194 x 138 mm)
Gift of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her husband, Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann.
1997.48
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Watermark: Probably a bird, fragment.

Provenance: 
Possibly Arthur Kay; his sale, London, Christie's, 9 April 1943, as part of lot 249; Dr. Rudolf J. and Lore Heinemann, New York.
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Kay, Arthur, former owner.
Heinemann, Rudolf J., former owner.
Heinemann, Lore, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Stampfle, Felice, and Cara D. Denison. Drawings from the Collection of Lore and Rudolf Heinemann. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973, no. 74, repr.

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Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista
School: 
Italian
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints