Jan 29, 2013 - Sale 2301

Sale 2301 - Lot 49

Price Realized: $ 28,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000
GUIDO RENI
(Bologna 1575-1642 Bologna)
The Head of a Woman Looking to the Left.

Black and red chalk on light brown laid paper, circa 1639-40. 254x212 mm; 10x8 3/8 inches.

Dr. Stephen Pepper examined the work in person and confirmed the attribution of the drawing. It is possibly related to the head of Cleopatra in the picture in Sir Denis Mahon's collection from around 1639-40 (Pepper, Guido Reni, Novara, 1988, number 181, plate 168).

Based on a photograph, Veronika Birke doubted this attribution on March 17, 1997.