Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Graphite and grayish ink wash on bluish wove paper, 7 x 10 1/2 inches (177 x 265 mm) (matrix). Scattered surface soiling, adhesive residue, dog-eared corners, and scattered edge tears along left margin, outside of image area. Paper is braced on the verso with two pages from a mid 19th century book with illustrations by C.Perrin. One image depicts a scene of a group of soldiers representing the Holy Roman Empire...

A fine small Italian 17th/18th century sepia ink study of 6 putti in different positions. Paper mounted on paper. A tergo written "Scuola Lombarda". A putto/putti are figure in a wo...

Red chalk on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (182 x 236 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and two small nicks in the top sheet edge. Some modern no...

A late-Boroque study of relief-style carvings adorned with scrolling acanthus leaves, mythical figures, and floral swags. Graphite on cream laid paper, 6 x 4 1/2 inches (154 x 115 m...

Red chalk on cream laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 inches (160 x 176 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as ...

circa 1650 Ink and wash on laid paper, 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 inches (87 x 58 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition, adhered to a slip of archival paper at the top and bottom sheet edge...

Beautiful and interesting watercolor painting on paper attributed to the great Neapolitan artist Domenico Morelli. It depicts one of his favorite subjects, namely an oriental woman c...

This beautiful pencil drawing depicts a portrait of a young, sweet girl with short hair and a direct, intense gaze, portrayed in half-length, sitting at a table or desk. Although it...

A really beautiful watercolour depicting a tranquil scene by a river with heavy horses pulling a barge.Very well preserved with good colour. Luigi Riccardi (1808-1877) Figures and h...

Charcoal and graphite on grayish laid paper, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches (265 x 195 mm), the full sheet. Scattered light, minor and unobtrusive foxing, several non-archival cellophane tape...

An 18th century Florentine study of a head, circa 1700 Red crayon on light-weight laid paper with a partial Pro Patria watermark with Hollandia and a rampant lion, 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 inc...

Sanguine chalk on paper Image size: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (18 x 22 cm) Acid free cut-out mount This 17th century drawing depicts a reclining woman with her back. The Sanguine chalk that...

Academic Study of Eyes after Michelangelo’s David, Tuscan School, mid-19th century, 18.5 × 18 cm Pencil on paper Mid-19th-century academic study inspired by Michelangelo’s David, a...

A magnificent Orientalist watercolor/gouache on paperboard depicting a market scene. The work has incredible details and is in very fine condition. Signed lower left along with Roma....

This wonderful and very rare pair of watercolors by Edgar Barclay shares characteristics with the Etruscan School of landscape painting, combining a delicate topographical sensitivit...

Allegory of summer. A fine ca.1700 Italian ink wash drawing with people harvesting, eating and drinking in a rolling hills landscape, attributed to Antonio Grano (c.1669-1718). In th...

A study of St. Vincent Ferrer, known as the "Angel of the Apocalypse." Ink and wash on laid paper, laid down to a wove paper matrix, 3 1/4 x 2 inches (83 x 50 mm), the full sheet. I...

A Medici-era study of decorative carousels from an equestrian pageant. c1700. Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, 3 x 8 inches (76 x 230 mm), the full sheet. In good condition wi...

Project for San Michele in Bosco, Bologna, Domenico Santi, known as Il Mengazzino (attr.) Attributed to Domenico Santi, known as Il Mengazzino (Bologna, 1621–1694), this architectur...

A detailed landscape of the Gulf of Naples, with Mt. Vesuvius on the precipice of an eruption. Graphite on light-weight cream wove paper, 10 x 30 1/2 inches (254 x 775 mm), the full...

Pen and ink in sepia and watercolor on board, 7 x 11 1/2 (178 x 293 mm), the full sheet. Signed in ochre gouache in the lower right corner on the recto. Moderate toning and light att...

Pen and grayish ink on wove paper, 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches (242 x 375 mm), the full sheet. Signed in pencil in the lower right image area. In good condition with some minor surface soi...

Head of a Warrior with Helmet, Academic Study, 19th Century, 57 × 43 cm Pencil on paper 57 × 43 cm Academic study depicting a male head with helmet, drawn from a model used in draw...

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Italian woman in traditional dress from Ciociaria or Abruzzo, holding a spindle, 19th century Watercolor and pencil on paper Height: 27 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Study depicting an Italia...

Graphite on grayish brown laid paper, 4 1/2 x 8 5/8 inches (107 x 217 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with light toning and a small loss at the lower left corner. There are ad...

Artist: Entourage De Francesco Fontanesi (reggio Emilia, 1751–1795) Architectural Stage Design with Trophy Monument, Imprisoned Moor and Lions. Last quarter of the 18th century Gra...

Francesco Paolo Michetti Period Italian Landscape Signed Drawing Beautiful and evocative work assigned to Francesco Paolo Michetti, one of the greatest Italian artists at the turn of...

Graphite with white heightening on greenish beige wove paper, 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 (437 x 317 mm). Scattered edge wear, tears and losses around the perimeter of the drawing. Margins are wide and the image area is clean and intact. Scattered light soiling and toning, all consistent with age. A dramatic image by a highly skilled draftsman, this works is likely a life study of the Hellenistic sculptural masterpiece of the same title, which is housed in the Uffizi's collection of ancient statues...

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Drawing of a Man from the Italian Risorgimento, Italian School, mid-19th century Dimensions: 59 × 44 cm Technique: Charcoal on antique handmade grey rag paper Italian school. A re...

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Graphite and ink on handmade, watermarked C & I Honig laid paper, 8 15/16 x 6 3/4 inches (226 x 170 mm). Signed illegibly in ink, lower margin. Scattered light creasing and surface...

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Pen and ink on light-weight cream wove paper, 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches (242 x 375 mm), the full sheet. Signed in pencil in the lower right image area. In good condition with some minor ...

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Works on paper Lot of numbered works No. 97: 9 x 13.5 cm No. 98: 9 x 15 cm

Academic Study of a Horse’s Head, 59 × 43 cm Mid-19th century Graphite on watermarked paper “D. I. Calamari” An academic study of a horse’s head, drawn as part of mid-19th-century t...

Work on paper Portrait of an old lady on the back of the work

Satyr Mask, Academic Study after an Antique Model and Michelangelo’s Lost Work, 49 × 32.5 cm Mid-19th century Pencil on paper Academic study of a satyr’s head, based on an antique model and linked to the long-standing tradition surrounding Michelangelo’s lost Head of a Satyr. The drawing focuses on the expressive intensity of the face, the curling hair, and the strong modelling of the features, elements closely associated with antique satyr...

Childish face portrait in profile. A not signed beautiful pencil drawing attributed to the great artist Giuseppe Ugonia (Faenza, 25 July 1881 – Brisighella, 5 October 1944), depictin...

Signed bottom left by H. Reisner. Charcoal with white heightening on grayish brown wove paper, 22 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches, the full sheet. Signed in black crayon in the lower left margin...

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