Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino
Self-portrait, the head seen almost in profile
Auction Closed
January 26, 04:31 PM GMT
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino
Cento 1591 - 1666 Bologna
Self-portrait, the head seen almost in profile
Red and black chalk with stumping;
bears old inscription in pen and brown ink at the top: Ritratto di Pietro da Cortona dipinto da lui medesimo dato al Gran Duca/Ferdinando II
376 by 284 mm; 14⅞ by 11¼ in
Private collection, England;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 December 1978, lot 77 (as Ascribed to Pietro da Cortona), where acquired by the present owner
sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 December 1978, lot 77 (as Ascribed to Pietro da Cortona), where acquired by the present owner
N. Turner, The Paintings of Guercino, Rome 2017, pp. 2, 22-23, reproduced p. 3