Lot Essay
One of a group of drawings by the same hand in the 1968 sale (lots 108-117). An attribution to Pietro Asaro, called il Monocolo (1597-1647), another Sicilian artist, has also been advanced.
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The Adoration of the Shepherds (recto); A bearded man seated with two youths behind (verso)
Details
Attributed to Pietro Novelli, il Monrealese (1603-1647)
The Adoration of the Shepherds (recto); A bearded man seated with two youths behind (verso)
numbered '33'
pen and black ink
264 x 195 mm.
The Adoration of the Shepherds (recto); A bearded man seated with two youths behind (verso)
numbered '33'
pen and black ink
264 x 195 mm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 March 1968, lot 108, as Flemish School, c. 1600 (to Douwes for Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. B-6).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. B-6).
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