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French Pen & Ink - Two Trees

1972

Playful pen and ink line drawing of a small garden courtyard by artist Jean Charles Lauthe, circa 1930. Original artwork on paper displayed o...

Stunning pen and ink drawing of St. Peter's Dome in Rome, Italy by French artist Robimu, 1974. Signed lower center with title and date. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whi...

Mid-century French pen and ink drawing on paper, circa 1950. Signed by artist lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic s...

Warm and lively watercolor and ink painting of a small group of people on the fringes of a small Italian village, circa 1970. Artist unknown. Original artwork on paper displayed on ...

Fluid French ink wash seascape, 1980. Initialed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a st...

French ink wash that blends soft greens, browns, and grays in a charming depiction of the Pont Nôtre-Dame in Paris. Circa 1915, this painting offers a historic view of the Pont Nôtre...

Provenance: Dr. George Hamilton, Massachusetts; and by descent. Private Collection, Ohio, until 2021. Exhibited: (Possibly) Clark Art Institute, Massachusetts (according to a handwritten inscription on the reverse). This drawing by an anonymous, 16th-century German hand presents a delightful scene of nymphs—mostly nude but some draped with cloth—making music in an outdoor setting. The composition is executed within a roundel and centers on the harpsichord played by the figure seen from behind. She is accompanied by a host of other instruments, including horns, a harp, and a lira da gamba played by figures gathered nearby, several of which are positioned along the curved edges of the visual field. Two satyrs observe the merrymaking—one leans on the harpsichord while the other holds aloft a cup, presumably of wine, adding a bacchic element to the revelry. The drawing was previously owned by Dr. George Hamilton, scholar of modern art and Director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown (1966–1977). Hamilton played...

PROVENANCE Mortimer Brandt, until 1993 and thus by descent in the family to Private Collection, Baltimore until the present time We would like to thank Charles Beddington for ident...

A delightful composition by this master watercolourist. William Payne (1760-1830) Figures and cattle by a river Watercolour 7¾ inches, circular, unframed 15 x 14½ inches with the fr...

A very attractive and meticulously executed view of a rocky landscape within the woods dating to 1823. This would suit a library or study with its muted tones and skifull draughtsmanship. William Nicholson (1781-1844) Near Croxdale Hall Signed with initials and inscribed with title and date 1823 Pen, ink and grey wash 11 x 8 inches, image only 17 x 13 inches without frame The portrait-painter and etcher William Nicholson was born in Ovingham-on-Tyne, Northumberland, on Christmas Day 1781. His family transferred to Newcastle when his father was appointed Headmaster of the city's Grammar School. At an early age, though, Nicholson appears to have moved to Hull where he made his artistic debut, painting miniatures of officers garrisoned there. He was almost entirely self-taught, learning his craft through the close study of artworks in private and public galleries. He subsequently returned to Newcastle where he received many commissions to paint portraits of the old families of Northumberland. In 1808, he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, continuing to do so until 1822. By 1814, Nicholson, whose mother was a Scot, had moved to Edinburgh where he set up as a miniaturist and painter in oils. Soon, however, he began to specialize in watercolour portraits. Early subjects included the actor Daniel Terry and the poet and novelist James Hogg. In 1818 he began to publish a series of Portraits of Eminent Scotsmen, etched from his own portraits and those of other painters. Besides Scott and Hogg, the subjects included the writers Robert Burns, John Wilson ('Christopher North'), and Lord Jeffrey, the painters Sir Henry Raeburn, the divines Alexander Carlyle and Alexander Cameron, the engineer James Watt, the architect John Playfair, and the song-collector and composer George Thomson...

Rare and finely detailed miniature pen and black ink drawing by the Swiss artist, Joseph Francois Burdallet on vellum. Inscribed by the artist at lower left, "Dessiné à la plume"; at lower right, "Burdallet, 1828”. Presently unframed. .A series of 8 similar miniature ink drawings...

Rare and finely detailed miniature pen and black ink drawing by the Swiss artist, Joseph Francois Burdallet on vellum. Inscribed by the artist at upper center, "Vue du chateau...