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Lot 48: Lot and his family leaving Sodom

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 03, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Domenico Piola (Genoa 1627-1703) Lot and his family leaving Sodom black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash 5 7/8 x 10 in. (150 x 255 mm.)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

with P. & D. Colnaghi, London.

Notes

This drawing is not associated with any known paintings by Piola. However, similar frieze-like compositions of half-length figures are common in his oeuvre, notably Laban with Rachel and Jacob, now in a private collection (D. Sanguinetti, Domenico Piola e i pittori della sua 'casa', Soncino, 2004, II, p. 422, no. I.130).

Auction Details

Old Master and 19th Century Drawings

by
Christie's
July 03, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK