Lot 89
89
AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED TREFOIL OINOCHOE (SHAPE I)
PROPERTY FROM A MANHATTAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED TREFOIL OINOCHOE (SHAPE I)

WORKSHOP OF THE BULL PAINTER, CIRCA 450-425 B.C.

Details
AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED TREFOIL OINOCHOE (SHAPE I)
WORKSHOP OF THE BULL PAINTER, CIRCA 450-425 B.C.
8 ¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Provenance
with Galleria Serodine, Ascona (Kunst der Antike, Schweizerische Kunst-und Antiquitätenmesse Basel, 9-17 April 1988, no. 60).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1988.

Lot Essay

The Bull Painter takes his name from an oinochoe in Ferrara depicting two youths leading a bull to sacrifice. A woman holding a sash and basket, or as here, an alabastron and pyxis, is a favorite subject of the painter.

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