Lot 37: FEDERICO ZUCCARO | Two studies of a reclining male nude, with his left arm raised

Black and white chalk on faded blue paper

236 by 334 mm

Black and white chalk on faded blue paper

Laid down to its original Skippe mount. The paper has discoloured somewhat and a small portion of the upper left corner has previously been made up. The chalk medium is generally fresh throughout this attractive work.
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John Skippe (on his mount),
thence by inheritance to Edward Holland-Martin,
his sale, London, Christie's, 20 November 1958, lot 78 (as Attributed to Cigoli), to Gladitz;
sale, London, Christie's, 30 March 1976, lot 2 (as Cigoli);
with Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, Master Drawings, 1977, no. 12 (as Jacopino del Conte)