Lot 96 · Old Master Drawings
Recto: head of a man, turned to the right; verso: figure studies, men and women
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, New York · 28 January 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3834254
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Recto: head of a man, turned to the right; verso: figure studies, men and women. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2009, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3834254.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Recto: head of a man, turned to the right; verso: figure studies, men and women. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2009, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3834254.
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From the same sale Old Master Drawings · Jan 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the judgement of Brutus | Hans Bock The Elder | $20,000–$25,000 | |
| Abraham and Sarah | — | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Mrs Fuseli seen from behind, brandishing a riding whip | R.a. Henry Fuseli | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| the death of Sapphira | Antonio Gioia | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Rest on the flight into Egypt | Giovanni Raffaele Badaracco | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Head of a young man, turned to the right ( recto ); Figure s | $93,750 | Christie's, Jan 2017 | |
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | a standing man at work, his hands on the edge of a table | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Carceri d'Invenzione (F. 24-39; Hind 1-16; Robison 29-44; W. | Christie's, Jul 2003 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI, LE ANTICHITÀ ROMANE, Rome 1756, | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art, Dec 2025 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Scène de corrida | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Carceri | Christie's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Landscape with three gabled Cottages beside a Road | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Carceri d’Invenzione | Christie's, Jan 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.