Property from the Dalseme Family Trust
After Salvator Rosa
The philosopher's wood
oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 50in
oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 50in
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 3,900
€3,100 - 4,700
£2,600 - 3,900
€3,100 - 4,700
Footnotes
- The original painting is in the collection of the Pitti Palace, Florence.
The present lot depicts an episode from the story of the Stoic philosopher Diogenes, who wanted to be free of all earthly attachments. On seeing a boy drinking with his hands from a stream he threw away his drinking bowl, his last remaining possession.
Category: Fine Art / Pictures
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