Lot 59 · Old Master Drawings
The head of a man looking up to the right ( recto ); Study of a nude, half length, looking down to the right ( verso )
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,707–$7,845
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings , London · 6 July 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6522294
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bolognese School, Early 17th Century, The head of a man looking up to the right ( recto ); Study of a nude, half length, looking down to the right ( verso ). Christie's, 6 Jul 1999, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6522294.
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Bolognese School, Early 17th Century, The head of a man looking up to the right ( recto ); Study of a nude, half length, looking down to the right ( verso ). Christie's, 6 Jul 1999, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6522294.
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From the same sale Old Master Drawings · Jul 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Princes of the House of Este: Balthescus XIII and Melchior XIII | Pirro Ligorio | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Head of a man looking up to the left: a cartoon for a tapestry | Circle Of Raffaello Sanzio, Called Raphael | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Ceres in a chariot drawn by dragons | Il Schiavone Andrea Meldolla | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| The Annunciation | Giovanni Angelo Canini | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| The head of a youth, in profile to the left | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Cupid with putti and a torch amongst clouds | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolognese School, Early 17th Century | head of a young boy | $5,250 | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | |
| Bolognese School, Early 17th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2018 | ||
| Bolognese School, Early 17th Century | Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Bolognese School, Early 17th Century | Portrait of a boy, bust-length, in a white ruff | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of an elegantly dressed lady, three-quarter-length, | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Bolognese School, 17th Century | The head of a young man looking up to the left | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | A bee orchid (Ophrys apifera Huds) | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | A young woman kneeling in prayer | Christie's, Dec 2020 |
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.