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A previously unseen drawing by Nicolas Poussin on sale at Christie’s Paris on April

Christie's Paris sale - 10th April 2013Christie’s Paris announced its upcoming Old Masters drawings sale in Paris on 1Oth April, including an unseen work of Poussin.

The drawing, representing A lying man on a bed, two men standing in the back, one holding his hand (estimate: €80,000-120,000) is a study for the painting La Mort de Germanicus (The death of Germanicus), 1627, which is now part of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ collection.

Further information:
Christie’s sale catalog
Lot details on christies.com

10th April Update: the drawing was sold €85,500

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