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Eric Hebborn
1934-1996
Hercules and the Lion and Other Studies After the Antique
ca. 1965-1970
Black-brown watercolor, with white opaque watercolor, on laid paper prepared with gray-brown ground.
8 15/16 x 6 9/16 inches (228 x 167 mm)
Thaw Collection.
2017.121
Notes:
20th century forgery by Eric Hebborn in the manner of Andrea Mantegna.
Formerly attributed to School of Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506).
Inscription:
Inscribed at upper left in pen and black ink, "Andrea Mantegna".
Provenance:
Fake Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London; Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, New York.
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