Lot 553 · Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours
A reclining male nude, his head resting on his right arm
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,444–$3,258
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 11 June 1998
- Dimensions
- 8¾ x 16 7/8 in. (22 x 42.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5300681
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5300681 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5300681
Carlo Cignani, A reclining male nude, his head resting on his right arm. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 553. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300681.
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Carlo Cignani, A reclining male nude, his head resting on his right arm. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 553. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300681.
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From the same sale Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours · Jun 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A draped figure | Florentine School, 19th Century | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A theorbo-player by a balustrade, with a subsidiary study of his hands | Aurelio Lomi | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Apollo and a nymph with two river gods | Follower Of Simon Vouet | £800–£1,200 | |
| A mendicant friar preaching to country people from an antique basin | Hubert Robert Paris | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Studies of arms, hands and drapery | Italian School, 17th Century | £400–£600 | |
| Head of a bearded man | Circle of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, il Parmigianino (Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore) | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Cignani | The Holy Family with Jesus eating a cherry | $7,566 | Christie's, Dec 2016 | |
| Carlo Cignani | Madonna of the Rosary | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | ||
| Carlo Cignani | Flora | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Carlo Cignani | Madonna col Bambino | Sotheby's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Carlo Cignani | cartoon fragment: study of a putto | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | ||
| Carlo Cignani | autoritratto | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Carlo Cignani | Study of a woman, bust-length, with one arm raised | Christie's, Jan 2016 | ||
| Carlo Cignani | The Five Senses | Sotheby's, Jan 2007 |
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.