Lot 155
  • 155

PIETRO ANTONIO NOVELLI | Draped female figure leaning on a pedestal

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Pietro Antonio Novelli I
  • Draped female figure leaning on a pedestal
  • Pen and brown ink on blue paper;bears numbering in brown ink, verso: 38 and an old attribution in black chalk, verso: Novelli
  • 288 by 197 mm

Condition

Hinge mounted to a modern mount. There is some very minor buckling to areas of the sheet and evidence of some very minor foxing. The pen and ink medium remains very fresh throughout and the paper retains its vivid blue colour. Sold in a giltwood frame.
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