PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG ITALIAN MAN.

Images: Rosebery’s.

  • Title(s): Portrait of a young Italian man (Christie’s, 2014; David Lay, 2016; Rosebery’s, 2021).
  • Description: head of a young man looking towards his right, wearing a dark coat, red shirt, scarf, and a tall hat with a decoration on the side, pale background.
  • Media: oil on canvas (all three auctions).
  • Dimensions: average of all three auctions 36.0 x 30.7 cm.
  • Signature/date/other text: signed lower right, “Annie L. … … …”, not able to distinguish whether Robinson or Swynnerton on available images, but Christie’s, 2014, states “Robinson”.
  • History:
    • Date? – Signed “Annie L. Robinson” lower right.
    • 2014 – Auctioned Christie’s, London, 14 Jan, lot 223, “Portrait of a young Italian man signed ‘Annie L. Robinson’ (lower right) oil on canvas 14¼ x 12 in. (36.1 x 30.5 cm.)”, passed.
    • 2016 – Auctioned David Lay, Penzance (www.archive.org), 28 Jan, lot 292, “Portrait of a Young Italian Man Oil on canvas Signed 36 x 30.5cm”, sold: hammer £420.
    • 2021 – Auctioned Rosebery’s, London, 18 Nov, lot 253, “Portrait of a young Italian Man; oil on canvas, 36x31cm Provenance: Christie’s, London, January 14th 2014, lot 223”, sold: hammer £480.
  • Location: ?

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