Studio of GUIDO RENI Reclining male nude. Verso: study of an arm.

Studio of GUIDO RENI

(Calvenzano 1575–1642 Bologna)
Reclining male nude.
Verso: study of an arm.
Black chalk.

24.2 × 39.6 cm.

Provenance:
- Sir Joshua Reynolds collection, London (L. 2364).
- Probably J. Bellchambers collection, London (L. 226).
- Jonathan Richardson Jr. collection, London (L. 2170).
- Japanese private collection.
- Auction Mainichi, Tokyo, 14 October 2017, lot 998.
- Japanese private collection, acquired at the above auction.

Exhibited:
Kitakyushu 1981, Old master drawings from private collections in Japan, Kitakyushu Museum of Art, 6 June–5 July 1981, no. 26, as Guido Reni.

Literature:
Exh. cat. Old master drawings from private collections in Japan, Kitakyushu 1981, p. 40, no. 26 (with ill.), as Guido Reni.