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Alessandro Dalla NaveSkulls - Pair of Original Ink Drawings by Alessandro Dalla Nave - Early 1800Early 1800
Early 1800
$7,723.62
£5,741.61
€6,500
CA$10,624.22
A$11,836.96
CHF 6,242.85
MX$143,504.05
NOK 79,418.10
SEK 73,982.99
DKK 49,519.98
About the Item
Skulls is a lot composed by two original drawings, Skull with hourglass and owl and Skull with Candle leaning on Book realized by Alessandro Dalla Nave.
Skull with hourglass and owl is a wonderful pen and brown-ink drawing on white laid paper. Monogram and inscription in pen and brown China ink on the lower left margin. In excellent conditions, except for an imperceptible dark spot at the center and some usual yellowing of the paper on the edges.
Skull with hourglass and owl is a wonderful pen and brown-ink drawing on white laid paper. Monogram and inscription in pen and brown China ink on the lower left margin. In excellent conditions, except for an imperceptible dark spot at the center and some usual yellowing of the paper on the edges.
A skull is shown in profile with extreme attention to skeletal anatomy, resting on a folding stand near a hourglass, on which there is a perched owl. On the right of the skull, there are a cross and a torch. Plenty of vanitas symbols are represented in this fresh original drawing.
Skull with Candle leaning on Book is a wonderful pen and brown China ink drawing on white laid watermarked paper (15.3 x 15.7 cm). Inscription in pen and brown China ink on the lower left margin.
The painter had a long life and career: he painted until the age of 88, as documented by some of his drawings.
A skull is shown in profile near a burning candle leaning on a book. Almost all the symbols of vanitas are represented in this fresh and charming original drawing as well.
This precious drawing is in excellent conditions. Some autograph writings on the verso can be seen in transparency.
- Creator:Alessandro Dalla Nave (1732 - 1826)
- Creation Year:Early 1800
- Dimensions:Height: 6.7 in (17 cm)Width: 6.7 in (17 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: M-1011671stDibs: LU65034191282
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