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Continental School, circa 1790 — Heaven and Hell
Continental School, circa 1790

Heaven and Hell

This Continental School work from circa 1790 depicts 'Heaven and Hell' using pen and black ink, gray wash over black chalk, within brown ink framing lines. The work represents Enlightenment-era artistic traditions with its meticulous technique and allegorical subject matter. The composition demonstrates the formal drawing conventions of late eighteenth-century European art.

Medium
Pen and black ink and gray wash over black chalk, within brown ink framing lines
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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 19, 2022

Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000

Lot 116

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Continental School, circa 1790, Heaven and Hell

This Continental School work from circa 1790 depicts 'Heaven and Hell' using pen and black ink, gray wash over black chalk, within brown ink framing lines. The work represents Enlightenment-era artistic traditions with its meticulous technique and allegorical subject matter. The composition demonstrates the formal drawing conventions of late eighteenth-century European art.

Medium
Pen and black ink and gray wash over black chalk, within brown ink framing lines
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dramatic, Hell, Heaven, Continental, Religious, Ink And Wash, Narrative, 18th Century, Figurative, Black and White