Description & Technical information
A fine example of the exquisite draughtsmanship of Mauro Gandolfi, this is one of a group of elaborate pen and ink drawings of studies of heads that were probably made as autonomous works of art for sale to collectors. Mauro is here carrying on a tradition begun by his father Gaetano Gandolfi, who produced a large number of finished pen and ink drawings of studies of heads.
Period: 1750-1850, 18th century, 19th century
Origin: Italy
Medium: Pen, Brown ink, Old mount
Signature: Inscribed G. Gandolfi in brown ink on the reverse of the mount.
Dimensions: 23 x 17.7 cm (9 x 7 inches)
Literature: Marco Riccòmini, ‘L’arte del disegno’, in Marco Riccòmini, Fogli barocchi: Disegni bolognesi tra Seicento e Settecento, exhibition catalogue, Maurizio Nobile, Bologna and Paris, 2016, p.14, illustrated p.18, fig.10.
Categories: Paintings, Drawings & Prints
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