The heads of five young women with elaborate coiffures
Details
Gaetano Gandolfi (San Matteo della Decima 1734-1802 Bologna)
The heads of five young women with elaborate coiffures
with inscription 'Mauro Gandolfi'
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink
8 x 11 in. (22.2 x 28 cm.)
The heads of five young women with elaborate coiffures
with inscription 'Mauro Gandolfi'
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink
8 x 11 in. (22.2 x 28 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 1987, lot 144 (as Mauro Gandolfi).
with Jean-Luc Baroni, London, Master Drawings, 1988, no. 39 (as Mauro Gandolfi).
with Colnaghi, London, 1989.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1997, lot 40, where acquired by the present owner.
with Jean-Luc Baroni, London, Master Drawings, 1988, no. 39 (as Mauro Gandolfi).
with Colnaghi, London, 1989.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1997, lot 40, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
D. Biagi Maino, 'Gaetano Gandolfi's "capricci" of heads: drawings and engravings', The Burlington Magazine, CXXXVI, June 1994, p. 378, illustrated.
Engraved
L. Tadolini, Raccolta di Teste pittoriche invenate e disegnate a penna dal Sig. G. Gandolfi, pl. 17.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
Sale room notice
Please note the following provenance for this lot:
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 1987, lot 144 (as Mauro Gandolfi).
with Jean-Luc Baroni, London, Master Drawings, 1988, no. 39 (as Mauro Gandolfi).
with Colnaghi, London, 1989.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1997, lot 40, where acquired by the present owner.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 1987, lot 144 (as Mauro Gandolfi).
with Jean-Luc Baroni, London, Master Drawings, 1988, no. 39 (as Mauro Gandolfi).
with Colnaghi, London, 1989.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1997, lot 40, where acquired by the present owner.
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