Jan 28, 2009 10:00 EST
Important English & Continental / Old Master Paintings
46
After Titian
La Bella
Inscribed Gray from Titian (ll); inscribed Copied by Henry Peters Gray and dated 1871 on an old label affixed to the stretcher
Oil on canvas
38 x 28 1/2 inches (96.5 x 72.4 cm)
Exhibited:
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883-1884
The original, painted by Titian circa 1536, is now in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
Sold for $1,875
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
After Titian
La Bella
Inscribed Gray from Titian (ll); inscribed Copied by Henry Peters Gray and dated 1871 on an old label affixed to the stretcher
Oil on canvas
38 x 28 1/2 inches (96.5 x 72.4 cm)
Exhibited:
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1883-1884
The original, painted by Titian circa 1536, is now in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
Frame rubbing. Visible stretcher marks. Minor scattered cracquelure. Lined.
The label affixed to the reverse gives the original artist, location as well as the copyist's name and date of copy. It also instructs the item to be returned to Chars. L. Tiffany.
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Auction: Important English & Continental / Old Master Paintings, Jan 28, 2009
