Bernardino Mei

Lot 81: Bernardino Mei (Siena 1612-1676 Rome)

Name: Bernardino Mei (Siena 1612-1676 Rome)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: xbmvizsavj

Est: $1,500 USD - $2,000 USD

Christie'sNew York, NY, USJanuary 25, 2005

Item Overview

Description

Two standing figures, one gesturing to the rear
with inscription 'Meij'
black chalk, watermark monti
5 1/8 x 4 in. (134 x 102 mm.)

Artist or Maker

Bernardino Mei

Provenance

S. von Licht (L. 789a).
Mathias Polakovits, his mark (not in Lugt).

Notes

Compare to drawings by Mei in the Biblioteca Comunale in Siena (M. Ciampolini, Drawing in Renaissance and Baroque Siena, exhib. cat. Athens, Georgia Museum of Art and elsewhere, 2002, figs. 46, 48b, 49b and 50a-b).
Another drawing by Mei from the von Licht Collection was sold at Christie's, London, 10 July 1962, lot 20.

Auction Details

Old Master & 19th Century Drawings

Christie's

January 25, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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