| 9. After Titian (Italian or French School, 19th Century)
Venus of Urbino. oil on canvas, unsigned, unframed. 46" x 68-1/2".
An outstanding copy of Titian's masterpiece (1.195 x 1.65 meters) in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
10,000/15,000
The head and the limbs are particularly well painted. The major departure from the original work is the exclusion of the two figures in the right background.
Condition: large repair left of head, relined, large tear lower right has not been repaired, evidence of earlier restorations.
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