Lot 352: Fra Semplice da Verona (Italian 1589-1654)

Fra Semplice da Verona (Italian 1589-1654)
A Kneeling Monk
Fine Old Master study of a kneeling monk in profile, executed in black chalk with touches of red chalk on gray-blue paper; the figure is rendered with sensitive modeling of the drapery folds and a devotional upward gaze characteristic of early 17th-century Italian monastic studies
Black and red chalk on gray-blue paper
10 1/4″ x 7 1/2″
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York Estate
From the collection of Robert Lehman, New York, a distinguished connoisseur of Old Master drawings whose holdings now form a major part of the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Undulation to paper. Toning. Loss to paper on monk’s shoulder. Fold to bottom right corner.

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Estimate: $3000- $5000

Auction Date: January 1, 2026