FJK 066
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
Reclining Male Nude, Upper Body
Date unknown
8 21/32 × 12 3/4 in. (220 × 324 mm)
Medium
Black and white chalk on grey paper
Origin
E. Dawson Collection, London, before 1966
P. & D. Colnaghi Collection, London, 1967
Daniel Cotton Rich Collection, Worcester (Massachusetts)
Sale, Sotheby’s, New York, May 30, 1979, no. 217 (under French school)
Barbara Piasecka Johnson Collection
Sale, Christie’s, London, January 25, 2007, no. 24
Jan Krugier Collection, Monaco, JK 6711
Jan Krugier Foundation
Notes
The attribution to Guercino has been confirmed by Nicholas Turner on studying the drawing in the original.
Christie’s, Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, New York, January 2007
Request for information/loan
The Jan Krugier Foundation is devoted to increasing the impact of the collection of drawings through regular loans to major exhibitions. Loan applications should include a complete presentation of the project.