Lot 50
  • 50

Bolognese School, Early 17th Century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Bolognese School, Early 17th Century
  • Head of a young boy
  • Black chalk within pen and brown ink framing lines, the sheet extended on all four sides

Provenance

Charles Rogers (L.624),
possibly his sale, 15-23 April 1799;
John and Alice Steiner,
thence by inheritance to the present owner

Exhibited

Champaign, Illinois, Krannert Art Museum; Atlanta, The High Museum of Art, Italian and Netherlandish Drawings from the Steiner Collection, 1994, (as Domenichino)

Condition

Hinged to mount at the upper margin. Main section of drawing on a separate piece of paper that has been laid down onto another sheet. Both sheets have suffered condition issues however the black chalk remains strong and overall image is still powerful. Paper has discolored and there are a number of brown stains, more so around the edges of the larger sheet. Sold in a carved and gilded frame
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