Lot Essay
Mina Gregori has seen the painting and accepts it as an early work by the artist. She further notes that the composition was also executed by the Florentine artist Felice Ficherelli
Details
ALESSANDRO TURCHI, called L'ORBETTO* (1578-1649)
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden
oil on canvas--unframed
67 5/8 x 89in. (171.7 x 226.1cm.)
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden
oil on canvas--unframed
67 5/8 x 89in. (171.7 x 226.1cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Christie's, London, July 7, 1989 as attributed to Furini (#28,000 to Vinci)
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, New York, June 1, 1990, lot 54 ($88,000 to Rudolf Nureyev)
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, New York, June 1, 1990, lot 54 ($88,000 to Rudolf Nureyev)