Guido Reni Portrait of a Child sanguine on paper
Auction Date: August 10, 2019
Estimate: Estimate: 8000 - 10000
This item has been sold.
Lot: 197
(Italian 1575-1642)
Portrait of a Child
Sanguine (red crayon) on paper mounted.
Sheet: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches Frame: 18 5/8 x 15 1/2 inches.
Annotated along bottom of the sheet, from left to center: Scuola Bolognese, Gudio with collectors stamp lower right. Two labels on the recto of old frame, the piece has since been reframed but the photographs of the labels are included with the drawing: Guido Reni Bologna 1575-1642 / Head of Child in Red Crayon from the collection of Conat Celstine with his stamp second label from Edwin Parsons Sons Fine Art Dealers, Books, Prints, Drawings and Pictures Brompton Road London.
CONDITION: In overall good condition, when examined out of the frame the piece is mounted on the white mat. There are no visible tears or abrasions to the sheet, but the work has been reframed from the original frame and there is discoloration around the edges of the sheet where the old mat was. All four edges of the sheet are visible with new framing.