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Unknown — A seated gentleman reading a manuscript
Unknown

A seated gentleman reading a manuscript

This unknown artist's drawing depicts a seated gentleman reading a manuscript using pen and black ink with traces of chalk. The composition is framed with black ink lines, demonstrating classical Renaissance draftsmanship techniques.

Medium
Pen and black ink over traces of black chalk, within black ink framing lines

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Master Paintings and Drawings

March 16, 2021

Estimate: $800$1,200

Lot 158

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Unknown, A seated gentleman reading a manuscript

This unknown artist's drawing depicts a seated gentleman reading a manuscript using pen and black ink with traces of chalk. The composition is framed with black ink lines, demonstrating classical Renaissance draftsmanship techniques.

Medium
Pen and black ink over traces of black chalk, within black ink framing lines
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Manuscript, Genre Scene, Old Master, European, Portrait, 17th Century, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art