Lot Essay
The attribution to Guercino has been confirmed by Nicholas Turner on studying the drawing in the original. We are grateful to Mr Turner for his assistance.
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The Property of Mrs Barbara Piasecka Johnson (lot 24)
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna)
A reclining nude, half-length
Details
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna)
A reclining nude, half-length
black and white chalk on grey paper
8 5/8 x 12¾ in. (220 x 324 mm.)
A reclining nude, half-length
black and white chalk on grey paper
8 5/8 x 12¾ in. (220 x 324 mm.)
Provenance
E. Dawson, London, before 1966.
with P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1967.
Daniel Cotton Rich, Worcester, Massachusetts; Sotheby's, New York, 30 May 1979, lot 217 (as Anonymous French School).
with P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1967.
Daniel Cotton Rich, Worcester, Massachusetts; Sotheby's, New York, 30 May 1979, lot 217 (as Anonymous French School).