- 83
Guido Reni
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- The Head of Christ
- Black chalk heightened with red and white chalk, on grey-green paper
- 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches
Provenance
Sale, London, Christie's, 8 December 1976, lot 17;
Robert G. Scheiner;
Czarna Scheiner,
from whose estate sold, New York, Christie's, 11 January 1989, lot 28A
Robert G. Scheiner;
Czarna Scheiner,
from whose estate sold, New York, Christie's, 11 January 1989, lot 28A
Literature
D.S. Pepper, Guido Reni, Oxford 1984, p. 270, under no. 146, drawing no.2
Condition
The drawing is hinged in several places on the new backing sheet. The paper is buckled and darkened. The sheet must have been detached from an old backing. The surface is slightly rubbed. There is a small red stain at the bottom left, and a few light brown stains towards the top margin of the sheet. Sold mounted and framed in a modern gold frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Pepper published the present drawing in 1984 together with another study in the Academia de San Fernando, Madrid.1 He related both these works to a painted Salvator Mundi, then in a private collection and subsequently sold in 2007 (fig. 1).2 The painting was executed by Reni for the altar of the Rosary in the parish church of Santa Maria degli Alemanni, just outside Bologna. It is identifiable with the painting referred to by Masini in 16663 and also seen in the same church by Malvasia.4 The painting was dated by Pepper, on stylistic ground, to circa 1633-34.
1 Inv. no. 345
2 Sale, London, Sotheby’s, 4 July 2007, lot 3
3 A. Masini, Bologna Perlustrata, Bologna 1666, p. 372
4 C.C. Malvasia, Le Pitture di Bologna, Bologna 1686, p. 345