Galerie Chenel - Sculpture: Egyptian, Greek and Roman - Repertoire

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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN R OM A N , SEC OND HAL F OF 1 ST C ENT U RY AD MA RB LE RES T O RAT IO NS

HEIGHT: 31 CM.

WIDTH: 18 CM.

DEPTH: 24 CM.

PRO V EN AN C E: FORMERL Y IN TH E C O LLEC TIO N O F TH E B AR O N MAXIMIL IA N V O N H EYL ( 1 8 4 4 - 1 9 2 5 ) , DA RMS T ADT (PUBLISHED IN THE C A T ALO G U E O F TH A T C O LLEC TIO N I N 1 9 3 0) . PRO B AB LY IN TH E C O LLEC TIO N O F D R ARTHUR RO S IN ( 1 8 79 - 1 9 74 ) , B ERLIN A N D N EW YOR K . COLLECTION OF LEO PO LD G U T MAN N ( 1 8 9 1 - 1 9 70 ) , N Ö R DL I N GE N , THEN T RAN S PO R T ED T O N EW YO RK IN 1 9 3 7 WITH THE REST OF H IS C O LLEC T IO N . R EC EIV ED AS A PR ES E N T F R O M D R AR T H U R R O S IN , H IS FATH ER- IN - LAW. COLLECTION OF L EO N AR D S U S S MA N ( 1 9 2 0 - 2 0 1 5 ) , N EW YO R K , A N D CRAFTSBURY, V ER MO N T, REC EIV ED AS A PR ES EN T F R OM LEOPOLD G U T MAN N , H IS FA T H ER - IN - LAW. THEN PASSED DOW N WITH IN TH E S A ME FA MILY AS AN H E I R L OO M .

This head is that of a handsome

His features denote his youth: a small

young man, sculpted in marble that

mouth with fine lips, full cheeks, a round

is now very patinated. He is looking

chin and delicate ears.

to his left, gazing into the distance.


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