Attributed works:
[Christie's Old Master & 19th Century Drawings, sale: 24 January, 2008] François Boucher (1703-1770). A seated female nude. Black, red and white chalk on buff paper, 36.4 by 29.2 cm.
Attributed works:
[Christie's Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, New York, 24 January 2008] Jean-Baptiste Hilair (Audun-Le-Tiche 1753-after 1822 Paris). Portrait of Sultan Ab-dul Hamid I. Signed and dated 'JB. Hilair 1788', bodycolor, 660 x 490 mm. $150,000-250,000.
Attributed works:
[David Tunick, Inc. 19 East 66th Street, 18-26 January, 2008] Circle of Marten van Heemskerck (1498-1574). Bust of a man with elaborate hair, seen in profile. Pen and brown ink, 8.8 by 6 cm.
Attributed works:
[G. Sarti, 137 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France] Girolamo Genga (Urbino, circa 1476-1551). The Virgin suckling the Child, with the young St John the Baptist. Circa 1510. Oil on panel, 95 x 73 cm.
Attributed works:
[Galerie Canesso, 26 rue Laffitte, Paris, France] Paolo Gerolamo Piola (Genoa, 1666-1723). Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist. Oil on canvas, 132.5 x 102.5 cm
Attributed works:
[Galeries Dominique Hurtebize, Cannes, at Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair] Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958). Les maisons. Signed and dated at bottom right. Oil on canvas, 50 by 65 cm.
Attributed works:
[Hill-Stone Inc., Box 273, Gracie Station, New York] Carl Moser (Austrian, Bolzano 1873-1939 Bolzano). Young Breton Girl. Crayon, pastel and gouache. 1904. A study for the woodcut of the same subject. 273 x 195 mm. 10¾ x 7⅝ inches.
Attributed works:
[Hill-Stone Inc., exhibiting at: Winter Antiques Show, Seventh Regiment Armory, 17-27 January, 2008] Bernardino Gatti, called Sojaro (1495/1500-1576). A draped figure holding a spear, possibly from an Ascension. Drawing in black chalk, pen and brown ink.
Attributed works:
[Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, at Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair] Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938). Still life. 1939. Signed and dated on verso: Hans Burkhardt 1939. Oil on canvas, 40.6 by 50.8 cm.
Attributed works:
[Jack Kilgore & Co., 154 East 71st Street, New York. Recent acquisitions January 14 to February 12, 2008. Exhibiting at The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht, March 7 to 16] Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht 1616-1680 Amsterdam). The Death of Dido. Oil on canvas, 66½ by 66 inches (169 by 167.5 cm).
Attributed works:
[L'Antiquaire & The Connoisseur Inc., 36 East 73rd Street, 18-26 January, 2008] Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1611-1670). Two camels. Oil and wash on paper, 35.5 by 27 cm.
Attributed works:
[Margot Gordon Fine Art, Master Drawings in New York, January 18-February 16, 2008, Shepherd & Derom Galleries, 58 East 79 Street, New York City] Bernardo Strozzi (Genoa 1581-1644 Venice). Allegory of Charity. Oil on paper, 31.5 x 27 cm
Attributed works:
[Mia N. Weiner, exhibiting at: L'Antiquaire and The Connoisseur, 36 East 73rd Street, 18-26 January, 2008] Abraham Bloemaert (1597-1671). A group of figures. Black chalk underdrawing, pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, white gouache heightening, 15.2 by 11.8 cm.
Attributed works:
[Nathalie Motte Masselink, exhibiting at: Kate Ganz USA Ltd. 25 East 73rd Street, 18-26 January, 2008] Bartolomeo Biscaino (1632-1657). St Michael and the fall of the rebel angels. Red chalk on fine laid paper, 17.3 by 15.9 cm. Inscribed in brown ink at lower left: Biscaino, verso: Studies of a Virgin and Child.
Attributed works:
[Noortman Master Paintings, Maastricht, at Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair] Paul Cézanne. Paysage d'hiver. Oil on canvas, 58.8 by 72.5 cm.
Attributed works:
[Richard Green, London, at Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair]. Ben Nicholson (1894-1962). Painted relief [west Penwith]. Oil and gesso on carved relief, 52.7 by 84.8 cm. Signed, inscribed and dated 1946 on reverse.
Attributed works:
[Robert Simon Fine Art, Satis House, Tower Hill Road, Tuxedo Park, New York] Lorenzo di Credi (Florence 1459/60-1537). Madonna and Child. Oil on panel, 78 x 58 cm.
Attributed works:
[Sotheby's Old Master Drawings. The Jeffrey E. Horvitz Collection of Italian Drawings, sale: 23 January, 2008] Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino. The head of a man in profile, looking up. Pen and brown ink and wash, 17.8 by 17.8 cm.
Attributed works:
[Sotheby's: The Jeffrey E. Horvitz Collection of Italian Drawings, auction in New York, 23 January 2008] Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The Head of an Oriental with Large Moustache and a Turban. Estimate $80,000-120,000.
Attributed works:
[The Fine Art Society PLC, exhibiting at: Dickinson, 19 East 66th Street, 18-26 January, 2008] Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). Yew blossom. 1915. Watercolour over pencil, 22.6 by 20.3 cm.
Attributed works:
[W.M. Brady & Co., 22 East 80th Street, New York. Old Master Drawings and Oil Sketches, January 22-February 14, 2008] Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Il Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna). A Boy and a Child. Red chalk and stumping, 6⅞ x 7⅞ inches (174 x 200 mm).
Attributed works:
[W.M. Brady Inc., New York, 22 East 80th Street, 22 January-14 February, 2008] John Flaxman RA. Scene from medieval history. Pen and gray ink and gray wash, over black chalk, 47 by 62 cm.
Attributed works:
[W.M.Brady Inc., 22 East 80th Street, 22 January-14 February, 2008] Carlo Maratti (1625-1713). A Triton holding a conch shell. Black and red chalk heightened with white, 310 by 253 cm. Inscribed on the old mount, verso: C. Maratti.
Non-western art unattributed:
[Royal-Athena Galleries, London, at Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair] Egyptian limestone relief of Sai-Em-Petref, XIXth Dynasty, c.1313-1185 BC. Height: 60 cm. Width: 37 cm.
Western art unattributed:
[Brenske Gallery, Munich, at Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair] Crete, 1st half 17th century. Birth of Christ. Egg tempera on gesso on wood, 34.7 by 28.9 cm.
Western art unattributed:
[Emanuel von Baeyer, exhibiting at: Stiebel Ltd. 252 East 68th Street, 18-26 January, 2008] French, first half of the eighteenth century. Mackerel. Black chalk, with traces of red chalk and graphite, oiled black chalk. Size of sheet: 11.4 by 31.2 cm.
Western art unattributed:
[Numisart Ancient Art, Maximiliansplatz 15, Munich, Germany, exhibiting at the Palm Beach Fine Art & Antique Fair, February 1-10, 2008] An unique Attic red-figured pelike depicting a bird man actor, circa late 5th century BC.
Western art unattributed:
[Numisart Ancient Art, Munich, at Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair] A Roman marble portrait head of Menander. Circa 2nd-3rd century AD.
