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An Artist’s Life: The Collection of Henry Koehler

Wed, Sep 22, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 79

Giovanni Battista Pittoni (1690-1767): Reclining Female Figure

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Sanguine on paper, inscribed 'Pittoni' lower right; together with Italian School: Kneeling Monk, sanguine on paper, with label from  Joanna Booth, London.

Approximately 5 x 7 in. (sheet), 11 x 13 in. (frame), 11 1/2 x 8 in. (sheet), 16 x 12 1/2 in. (frame).

Note: Christie's, London sold a similar, or possibly the same, drawing on December 15, 2000, Lot 82. 

Condition

Figure with the sheet tipped to paper and irregularly trimmed. A few tiny nicks at the sheet edges. Monk with creasing, surface soiling and staining.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.