Heinrich Louis Theodor Gurlitt, German 1812-1897- Ischia; pencil on blue...

Heinrich Louis Theodor Gurlitt,
German 1812-1897-

Ischia;

pencil on blue paper, signed, inscribed and dated 'Ischia d.21 [?] July 46. / L. Gurlitt' (lower right), indistinctly inscribed in German (lower centre), 35 x 55.5 cm.

Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.

Note:
Gurlitt was celebrated for his expansive and dramatic landscapes in Italy and across Europe. The present work depicts the island of Ischia, a site which also appears in Gurlitt's oil paintings, whilst the nature of the drawing gives us an insight into the artist's working process.