Lot 34
34
Donato Creti (Cremona 1671-1749 Bologna)
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Donato Creti (Cremona 1671-1749 Bologna)

Head of young boy, looking up and to the right

Details
Donato Creti (Cremona 1671-1749 Bologna)
Head of young boy, looking up and to the right
oil on paper laid down on canvas
12¼ x 9½ in. (31.1 x 24.1 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Garofalo, lot 23A
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 19 April 1996, lot 112.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve. This lot is exempt from Sales Tax.

Lot Essay

Two similar oil sketches of boys' heads by Creti are in a private collection in Bologna and in the Tours Museum (see R. Roli, Donato Creti, Milan, 1976, figs. 11-12). The present picture compares favorably with these.

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