GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, IL GUERCINO* (1591-1666)

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GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, IL GUERCINO* (1591-1666)

A WOMAN TURNED TO THE LEFT, HER LEFT ARM RAISED

PEN AND BROWN INK, THREE CORNERS MADE UP, WATERMARK ENCIRCLE DOVE
10¼ X 8 1/8IN. (262 X 208MM.)

Provenance

CASA GENNARI
JOHN BOUVERIE
CHRISTOPHER HERVEY
EARLS OF GAINSBOROUGH; SOTHEBY'S LONDON, 22 JULY 1953, PART OF LOT 7

Lot Essay

AS SIR DENIS MAHON HAS KINDLY POINTED OUT THE HANDLING OF THE PEN SUGGESTS A DATE IN THE 1640S. THE PRESENT DRAWING IS NOT CONNECTED WITH A PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND IS AN EXAMPLE OF HIS GENRE DRAWINGS WHICH GUERCINO DREW THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE FOR THE AMUSEMENT OF HIS FRIENDS- AND OF HIMSELF