Attributed to Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1560-1609 Rome)

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THE PROPERTY OF CHRISTOPHER GIBBS, ESQ. REMOVED FROM THE MANOR HOUSE AT CLIFTON HAMPDEN (lot 63)

Attributed to Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1560-1609 Rome)

A peasant man, head and shoulders, shouting

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Attributed to Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1560-1609 Rome)
A peasant man, head and shoulders, shouting
oil on canvas, unframed
22½ x 17.14/in. (57.2 x 43.7cm.)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Sir Denis Mahon proposed an attribution to Agostino Carracci, while Dr. Stephen Pepper considers the picture to be by Annibale: both support a dating in the mid 1580s. Others point to parallels with Vincenzo Campi and his followers.

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