Saturday, December 6, 2014

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer

 

Standing Man in Exotic Dress

Attributed to Jakob Matthias Schmutzer
(Austrian, Vienna 1733–1811 Vienna)

Date: mid-18th–early 19th century
Medium: Red chalk wash
Dimensions: sheet: 16 1/2 x 10 15/16 in. (41.9 x 27.8 cm)



Friday, December 5, 2014

Antonio Mauro II

Perspective Design for a Stage Set of an Italian Cityscape

Antonio Mauro II
(Italian, active 1784–97)

Date: 1784–97
Medium: Pen and black ink, brown and gray wash and leadpoint with vertical lines in leadpoint for the architectural construction
Dimensions: 10-1/2 x 14-1/4 in. (26.7 x 36.2 cm)







Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer

Head of Bearded Old Man

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer
(Austrian, Vienna 1733–1811 Vienna)

Date: 1805
Medium: Reddish-brown chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 23 9/16 x 17 in. (59.9 x 43.2 cm)





Head of Bearded Old Man

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer
(Austrian, Vienna 1733–1811 Vienna)

Date: 1804
Medium: Brown chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 23 3/16 x 17 1/8 in. (58.9 x 43.5 cm)



Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Head of a Girl Looking Up

Jean-Baptiste Greuze
(French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris)

Date: n.d.
Medium: Red chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink.
Dimensions: 14 x 11 3/16 in. (35.6 x 28.4 cm)



Sunday, November 30, 2014

Johann Evangelist Kastner

 

Head of a Bearded Old Man in Profile to the Right

Johann Evangelist Kastner
(Austrian, Weiher 1776–1827 Vienna)

Date: 1800
Medium: Red chalk over black chalk [or graphite?]
Dimensions: sheet: 18 7/8 x 15 7/16 in. (48 x 39.2 cm)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 








Saturday, November 29, 2014

Francesco Solimena

The Continence of Scipio

Francesco Solimena
(Italian, Canale di Serino 1657–1747 Barra)

Date: 1657–1747
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Dimensions: 16-9/16 x 22-5/16 in. (42 x 56.6 cm)


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