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A faun seated on a bank; A man seen di sotto in su (recto), A man holding a book (verso); and A boy, half-length, looking down
Details
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Venice 1696-1770 Madrid)
A faun seated on a bank; A man seen di sotto in su (recto), A man holding a book (verso); and A boy, half-length, looking down
black chalk (2), pen and brown ink (1 and 2), brown wash (2); red chalk, watermark bird and A2 (3)
3½ x 3¾ in. (87 x 97 mm.); 5½ x 3 5/8 in. (141 X 90 mm.); and 3 3/8 x 5½ in. (86 x 142 mm.) (3)
A faun seated on a bank; A man seen di sotto in su (recto), A man holding a book (verso); and A boy, half-length, looking down
black chalk (2), pen and brown ink (1 and 2), brown wash (2); red chalk, watermark bird and A2 (3)
3½ x 3¾ in. (87 x 97 mm.); 5½ x 3 5/8 in. (141 X 90 mm.); and 3 3/8 x 5½ in. (86 x 142 mm.) (3)
Provenance
Purchased from Holloway, 16 March 1927 (£5 with two other drawings by the same hand, the preceding lot in the present sale).
Special notice
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