El Greco studies – small is not so beautiful
In an Old Master week when major-name masterworks were in short supply, the appearance of two of only four known drawings by El Greco (1541-1614) at Bonhams’ (17.5/10% buyer’s premium) December 9 Old Master Drawings sale understandably attracted plenty of attention.
Entered by a private vendor and last seen on the auction market in 1963, these small pen and brown i…