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Johann Zoffany — A young and an old warrior
Johann Zoffany

A young and an old warrior

A figure study depicting two warriors, one young and one old, rendered in black chalk with white highlights on green-grey paper. The work demonstrates Zoffany's skill in capturing contrasting ages and forms through careful draftsmanship.

Medium
Black chalk heightened with white on green-grey paper

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Old Master & British Works on Paper including works from the Collections of Carlos Alberto Cruz and the late Timothy Clowes

September 17, 2021

Estimate: $1,500$2,000

Lot 78

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Johann Zoffany, A young and an old warrior

A figure study depicting two warriors, one young and one old, rendered in black chalk with white highlights on green-grey paper. The work demonstrates Zoffany's skill in capturing contrasting ages and forms through careful draftsmanship.

Medium
Black chalk heightened with white on green-grey paper
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Character Study, Figure Study, Comparative Portraiture, Black Chalk, Warriors, White Heightening

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