"A newly attributed drawing by Michelangeloidentified as a study for the Sistine Chapel ceiling at the Vaticanwill go under the hammer at Christie's New York next February. The five-inch tall, red chalk drawing of a bare foot, which has never appeared on the market, has an estimate of $1.5m to $2m. This newly identified drawing is the first unrecorded study for the Sistine ceiling ever to come to auction,' according to a statement from Christie's."
"Giada Damen, a specialist in Old Master drawings at Christie's, says that the drawing is a preparatory sketch for the right foot of the monumental figure of the Libyan Sibyl, located at the east end of the Sistine ceiling. Damen was sent a photograph of the drawing in March by a member of the public requesting a valuation. I immediately thought, this drawing looks very good, she told The New York Times. I was excited. This looked like a 16th-century drawing. The client filled in a box saying the name of the artist was Michelangelo', but I get a lot of Michelangelos' and Leonardos', she added."
A five-inch red chalk drawing of a bare foot newly attributed to Michelangelo has been identified as a preparatory study for the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling and will be offered at Christie's New York next February with an estimate of $1.5m to $2m. The sheet had never appeared on the market and was inherited by its Northern California owner from his grandmother; the family has owned it since the late 1700s. Christie's specialist Giada Damen linked the sheet to Metropolitan Museum studies and infrared reflectography revealed invisible drawings on the verso consistent with a 16th-century hand.
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