Stefano della Bella, Italian 1610-1664- Studies of War Galleys; pen and brown ink on laid paper, 5.6 x 14.4 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 June 1983, lot 2.; The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Exhibited: Boston, Fogg...
Stefano della Bella, Italian 1610-1664- Studies of War Galleys; pen and brown ink on laid paper, 5.6 x 14.4 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 June 1983, lot 2.; The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Exhibited: Boston, Fogg Museum of Art (now Harvard Art Museums), no.124.1944 (loan). Note: Della Bella’s works were generally varied in subject-matter with the present work a particularly skilled example of his draughtsmanship. Its small scale requiring fine lines and a delicacy of drawing effectively contrasts the imposing weight and power of the war galley
Please refer to department for condition report
View it on
Sale price
Estimate
Reserve
Time, Location
Auction House
Stefano della Bella, Italian 1610-1664- Studies of War Galleys; pen and brown ink on laid paper, 5.6 x 14.4 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 June 1983, lot 2.; The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Exhibited: Boston, Fogg Museum of Art (now Harvard Art Museums), no.124.1944 (loan). Note: Della Bella’s works were generally varied in subject-matter with the present work a particularly skilled example of his draughtsmanship. Its small scale requiring fine lines and a delicacy of drawing effectively contrasts the imposing weight and power of the war galley
Please refer to department for condition report