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Simone Pignoni — Recto: Studies of a Young Girl and a Kneeling Boy Verso: Two Studies of the Penitent Magdalene
Simone Pignoni

Recto: Studies of a Young Girl and a Kneeling Boy Verso: Two Studies of the Penitent Magdalene

A red chalk drawing heightened with white on blue-washed paper featuring multiple figure studies. The verso and recto contain studies of a young girl, a kneeling boy, and the Penitent Magdalene in various poses.

Medium
Red chalk heightened with touches of white chalk on paper washed blue;
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 18, 2023

Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000

Lot 210

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Simone Pignoni, Recto: Studies of a Young Girl and a Kneeling Boy Verso: Two Studies of the Penitent Magdalene

A red chalk drawing heightened with white on blue-washed paper featuring multiple figure studies. The verso and recto contain studies of a young girl, a kneeling boy, and the Penitent Magdalene in various poses.

Medium
Red chalk heightened with touches of white chalk on paper washed blue;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Figure Study, Old Master, Red Chalk, Religious Subject, Drawing, Renaissance