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Antonio Domenico Gabbiani - Study of a Head of a Sleeping Child

Auction 1087 - overview Cologne
20.05.2017, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 2.600 € - 3.000 €
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Antonio Domenico Gabbiani

Study of a Head of a Sleeping Child

Black chalk on laid paper. 19 x 17.7 cm.
Framed.

Some foxmarks, otherwise in perfect condition. With a section of a larger composition in red chalk to the reverse. A characteristic work by the versatile Florentine artist who was primarily famed for his drawings.

Provenance

Thomas Banks (1735-1805, sculptor, London) (Lugt 2423) . - William Young Ottley (1771-1836 art historian, London) (Lugt 2662). - A. Poynter (1796-1886, architect) (Lugt 161). - Christie´s London 28.3.1972, lot 139. - Matthiesen Ltd. London. - Private ownership, England.