Lot Essay
Evidently inspired by Claude's Pastoral Landscapes such as that in the Earl of Halifax's collection, M. Röthlisberger, Claude Lorrain, The Paintings, New York, 1979, no. 23, fig. 68.
A Classical Landscape with Shepherds (recto); A Standing Figure leaning, seen from the back (verso)
Details
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli (1652/3-1736)
A Classical Landscape with Shepherds (recto); A Standing Figure leaning, seen from the back (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white on grey paper, the lower corners made up
316 x 223mm.
A Classical Landscape with Shepherds (recto); A Standing Figure leaning, seen from the back (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with white on grey paper, the lower corners made up
316 x 223mm.
Provenance
Luigi Grassi Jun. (his mark, not in Lugt).
Exhibited
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario and elsewhere, Italian Drawings from the Collection of Duke Roberto Ferretti, 1985-86, no. 53, illustrated.