Lot 172: Lorenzo Lippi , Florence 1606 - 1665 Portrait of a man in profile, bust length oil on paper, laid on canvas

Name: Lorenzo Lippi , Florence 1606 - 1665 Portrait of a man in profile, bust length oil on paper, laid on canvas
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: malfwpxdmc

Est: £15,000 GBP - £20,000 GBP

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 04, 2008

Item Overview

Description

oil on paper, laid on canvas

Dimensions

measurements note 41.5 by 32.8 cm.; 16 3/8 by 12 7/8 in.

Artist or Maker

Lorenzo Lippi

Exhibited

London, Pandora Old Masters, An exhibition of Old Master Drawings and Oil Sketches, May 2000, no. 9.

Literature

C. Lapeyre, Pandora Old Masters, exhibition/sale catalogue, New York 2000, no. 9, p. n.n.;
C. d'Afflitto, Lorenzo Lippi, Florence 2002, p. 279, cat. no. 108, reproduced.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner in February 2000.

Notes

PROPERTY FROM THE LONDON RESIDENCE OF LUIGI KOELLIKER
d'Afflitto (under Literature) proposes a date of execution for this portrait, which possibly depicts a prelate, to circa 1647-48, around the time of the artist's self-portrait in the Uffizi, Florence (ibid., p. 278, cat. no. 107).

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings Day Sale

Sotheby's

December 04, 2008, 12:00 PM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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