Beschreibung:

DescriptionProperty from a Private CollectionGiovanni BoldiniItalian1842 - 1931Idle Moments
oil on panelUnframed: 27 by 21.8cm., 10½ by 8½in.Framed: 45.5 by 39cm., 18 by 15¼in.Condition reportTo request a Condition Report, please contact Emma.Gordon@sothebys.com
"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."ProvenanceThe artist's studio; thence to Emilia Cardona Boldini, Ferrara, by 1931
La Rocca Collection, Rome
Enrico Gallerie d'Arte, Milan
Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2013LiteratureBianca Doria, Giovanni Boldini Catalogo generale dagli archivi Boldini, Rizzoli, Milano, 2000, no. 670
Tiziano Panconi, Giovanni Boldini L’opera completa, Florence, 2002, p. 587, illustrated
Piero Dini and Francesca Dini, Giovanni Boldini 1842-1931. Catalogo ragionato, Turin, London, Venice, 2002, Vol. IV, p. 493, no. 953, illustratedExhibitedForlì, Musei San Domenico, Boldini. Lo spettacolo della modernità, 2015, no. 167, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Rome, Complesso del Vittoriano, Giovanni Boldini 2017, no. 81, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue
Turin, Reggia di Venaria, Giovanni Boldini Genio e pittura, 2017-2018, no. 51, illustrated in the exhibition catalogueCatalogue note