A young boy drawing in a studio, with subsidiary studies of a man leaning towards the left (recto); A costume study of a standing man, with a subsidiary study of a hand (verso) (pl. 3)

Details

Jan Josef Horemans I (Antwerp 1682-1759)
A young boy drawing in a studio, with subsidiary studies of a man leaning towards the left (recto); A costume study of a standing man, with a subsidiary study of a hand (verso) (pl. 3)
with number 'D478' (verso)
red chalk
12¼ x 7¾ in. (31.2 x 19.5 cm.)

Provenance

A.F.C. Smet, Leiden (his mark, not in Lugt).

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This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

The figure of the man leaning towards the left in the upper half of the drawing appears in at least two paintings, A Sculptor's studio (Sotheby's, London, 11 December 1974, lot 6) and A School party (Schüler collection, Wawra, Vienna, 3 February 1909, lot 81).

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