Lot 38 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Studies of a figure holding a book, with subsidiary studies of the figure's left hand holding a pen ( recto ); Drapery studies ( verso )
Circle Of Carlo Maratta · red chalk, traces of white chalk on blue paper, watermark palm tree
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,018–$4,527
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 9 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 16 1/8 x 10½ in. (40.9 x 26.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4075890
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Circle Of Carlo Maratta, Studies of a figure holding a book, with subsidiary studies of the figure's left hand holding a pen ( recto ); Drapery studies ( verso ). Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075890.
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Circle Of Carlo Maratta, Studies of a figure holding a book, with subsidiary studies of the figure's left hand holding a pen ( recto ); Drapery studies ( verso ). Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075890.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Presentation in the Temple | Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (Venice circa 1548-1628) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The archangel Michael triumphs over the Turks | Belisario Corenzio | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A levitating Saint holding the Christ Child | Bolognese School, 17th Century | £800–£1,200 | |
| A queen consigned to hell by avenging angels | Sebastiano Galeotti | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Two seated putti holding a duck | Spanish School, 19th Century | £800–£1,200 | |
| A unicorn surrounded by animals, two men standing on the right | French School, Circa 1900 | £3,000–£4,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Of Carlo Maratta | Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria | $2,540 | Sotheby's, May 2023 | |
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| Circle Of Carlo Maratta | SECOND HALF OF 17th CENTURY The massacre | Bertolami Fine Art, Nov 2021 | ||
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