Lot 127
  • 127

Emilian School, 16th Century

Estimate
1,800 - 2,200 USD
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Description

  • Young man seated on a wall, playing the pipe, with a dog, vase and peacock nearby
  • Pen and brown ink;
    sketch of a figure of Hercules leaning on his club, verso (only visible when drawing is held up to the light)
  • 4 1/8 x 5 5/8 inches
  • 105 x 152 mm

Provenance

John Skippe (on his original mount, listed in the inventory of his collection, Disegni, vol. II, no. 60),
by descent to Mrs Rayner Wood,
by descent to Edward Holland Martin,
his sale, London, Christie's, 21 November 1958, lot 251 B (as North Italian School, Early 16th Century);
with Paul Drey Gallery, New York,
from whom acquired by the late Jan Krugier in May 1989

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 on John Skippe's mount (see Provenance). The sheet has suffered from some discoloration, especially around the edges of the sheet. There are a few brown stains located at the lower margin in the center. There is a small hole at the level of the young man's hat. Pen and ink remains fairly strong and vibrant and overall image good.
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