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German School, 17th century — Figures by a fire, in a landscape

German School, 17th century

Figures by a fire, in a landscape

This 17th-century German School drawing depicts figures gathered around a fire in a landscape setting. The work uses pen and brown ink with watercolor and red chalk details, framed within black ink lines and mounted on a square sheet with olive-grey wash corners.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash, and touches of watercolour and red chalk, within black ink framing lines; circular, laid down on a square sheet with olive-grey wash corners;
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Old Master & British Works on Paper

June 28, 2023

Estimate: $800 – $1,200

Lot 96

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German School, 17th century, Figures by a fire, in a landscape

This 17th-century German School drawing depicts figures gathered around a fire in a landscape setting. The work uses pen and brown ink with watercolor and red chalk details, framed within black ink lines and mounted on a square sheet with olive-grey wash corners.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash, and touches of watercolour and red chalk, within black ink framing lines; circular, laid down on a square sheet with olive-grey wash corners;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Old Master Drawing, Landscape, German School, Circular Format, Figures By Firelight, Brown Wash, Seventeenth Century