Old Master & British Works on Paper

Old Master & British Works on Paper

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Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry

Circle of Cristofano Allori

Study of a man, seen in profile, his arms raised

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July 8, 02:23 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

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Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry

Circle of Cristofano Allori

Study of a man, seen in profile, his arms raised


Black chalk with touches of red chalk;

bears numbering in pen and brown ink, verso:


(31)

This interesting study of a man in profile, with arms raised, is reminiscent of Cristofano Allori's preparatory drawings in chalk.  The soft application and sfumato-like technique seen in the present sheet can be compared to the artist's drawings in the Uffizi, Florence.1

1. See Cristofano Allori 1577-1621, exhib.cat., Florence, Palazzo Pitti, 1984