Lot 11
  • 11

North Italian School, Early 16th Century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

  • Head of a Monk
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  • Black chalk, pen and brown ink and wash on blue paper
  • 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 inches
  • 50 x 46 mm

Provenance

Franz Ritter von Hauslab (L.1247);
sale, London, Christie's, 5 July 1983, lot 80,
where acquired by the late Jan Krugier

Literature

Linie, Licht und Schatten, Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, exhib. cat., Berlin 1999, p. 413, reproduced;
The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, exhib. cat., Berlin 1999, p. 413, reproduced

Condition

Laid down. A few tiny spots/marks of red chalk (possibly studio stains). Some surface dirt and light brown staining. Otherwise in relatively good condition. Medium remains strong.
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