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Pieter van Laer -Grinding of a man's head

Sold for €240 at Old Master Print on Oct 1, 2019.

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17th c. Drawing in Sepia pen and blue grey wash, inscription “P. De Laer dit Bamboche” and another drawing on verso. Popular scene representing 2 figures sharpening the head of a man on a grindstone, with other figures standing around. On verso, portrait of a standing man receiving a letter, sepia pen. Attrib. to P. Van Laer (Haarlem c. 1599-Italy 164? 2)We join: [Pantalone], s.d. Red chalk, 11,5 x 7,8 cm; not signed. Underlaid. Grotesque representation of a character of the Commedia dell’arte. Provenance: Paul Eeckhout with his stamp (Lugt 824a)

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