GIOVANNI BOLDINI (FERRARE 1842-1931 PARIS)

Tête de femme de profil

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GIOVANNI BOLDINI (FERRARE 1842-1931 PARIS)
Tête de femme de profil
signé 'Boldini' (en bas à droite)
pierre noire, estompe
26,8 x 26,8 cm. (10 ½ x 10 ½ in.)

Post lot text

GIOVANNI BOLDINI, A WOMAN IN PROFILE, THE DANCER 'SARAEL'
BLACK CHALK, SIGNED
The woman shown here is close to one in a very similar pose in a painting by Boldini of unknown location (P. and F. Dini Dini, Giovanni Boldini 1842-1931. Catalogo ragionato, Turin, London and Venice, 2002, IV, no. 1054, ill.).

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Lot Essay

La position de la figure féminine ici représentée est particulièrement proche de celle d’une autre femme dans une peinture de Boldini dont la localisation est aujourd’hui inconnue (P. et F. Dini Dini, Giovanni Boldini 1842-1931. Catalogo ragionato, Turin, Londres and Venise, 2002, IV, no. 1054, ill.).

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