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Italian School, 18th Century — Recto: Stage design Verso: Architectural ground plan

Italian School, 18th Century

Recto: Stage design Verso: Architectural ground plan

An 18th-century Italian School work featuring a stage design on the recto and architectural ground plan on the verso, executed in pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk. The dual-sided composition demonstrates the artist's integration of theatrical and architectural design principles.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk (recto and verso)
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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Old Master and British Works on Paper

January 18, 2023

Estimate: $800 – $1,200

Lot 215

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Italian School, 18th Century, Recto: Stage design Verso: Architectural ground plan

An 18th-century Italian School work featuring a stage design on the recto and architectural ground plan on the verso, executed in pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk. The dual-sided composition demonstrates the artist's integration of theatrical and architectural design principles.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk (recto and verso)
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Preparatory Work, Architectural Design, Brown Ink, Baroque, Decorative, Technical Drawing, Eighteenth Century, Italian, Theater Set

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