Lot 84
  • 84

CIRCLE OF SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS | The Triumph of Silenus

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • The Triumph of Silenus
  • Red and black chalk with red and gray wash within partial pen and brown ink framing lines
  • 208 by 292 mm

Condition

Light yellow staining around the edges of the sheet. A small brown stain in the upper left corner. Chalk and wash still strong and vibrant. Sold unframed.
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Catalogue Note

This lively and vibrant drawing, executed in a combination of red and black chalk with wash, is after Sir Peter Paul Rubens' painting The Triumph of Silenus in the National Gallery, London.