Master Paintings and Drawings Part II
Master Paintings and Drawings Part II
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Follower of Giovanni Battista Salvi, called Sassoferrato
Madonna in prayer
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Lot Closed
May 26, 02:22 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
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Follower of Giovanni Battista Salvi, called Sassoferrato
Madonna in prayer
oil on canvas
canvas: 25¾ by 18¾ in.; 65.4 by 47.6 cm.
framed: 30 by 25 in.; 76.2 by 63.5 cm.
Baron Walter Langer von Langendorff (d. 1983); and by inheritance to his wife, Baroness von Langendorff, Lloyd Harbor NY;
From whom acquired by the present owner.
From whom acquired by the present owner.
Sassoferrato popularized intimate paintings featuring Madonnas like the present lot; an autograph version of this composition was sold at Sotheby's New York, 30 January 2021, lot
645.1
1. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/master-paintings-part-ii/the-madonna-in-prayer