Giacomo del Po

Possibly Miss Chaplin, London, by 1903;

Acquired by the mother of the previous owner circa 1960;

Thence by descent;

Until anonymously sold, London, Christie's, 22 April 2005, lot 1, for £19,200.

The present canvas loosely recalls a sketch of the same subject by Giacomo del Po, which sold at Sotheby's in 1982.¹ It likewise directly relates to the second of a pair of large canvases attributed to del Po, one depicting Narcissus and the other Apollo and Daphne, sold at Christie's in 1999.²

When this painting sold at Christie's in 2005 (see Provenance), Prof. Nicola Spinosa confirmed the attribution to Giacomo del Po following first-hand inspection of the original.

¹ Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk, 194 x 226 mm.; London, Sotheby's, 25 March 1982, lot 56.

² Oil on canvas, 175.2 x 295.9 cm.; London, Christie's South Kensington, 27 October 1999, lot 353, for £78,500.