Roman Countryside with a Bridge and Figures, c. 1638-41

Bistre wash on paper. 10 1/8 x 15 inches; 258 x 381 mm

Provenance: Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York

Hercules and Omphale

Pen and black and gray ink and gray wash; signed in gray ink, lower left: F. Boucher bears inscription on the back of the frame: Hercule aux pieds a Omphale /Dessin original de Boucher/Appartient à Charles Rouvin à Paris

127 by 95 mm; 5 by 3¾ in (oval)

Provenance:Probably Jean-Claude Gaspard de Sireul,his posthumous sale, Paris, Hotel de Bullion, 3 December 1781, lot 92: Un joli dessein de forme ovale à la blanc, plume, lavé à l'encre de la Chine sur papier, représentant Hercule & Omphale. Le fonds offre un riche palais. Hauteur 5 pouces, largeur 4 pouces , where purchased by Monsieur Barthélemy Loliée; Charles Rouvin (according to the inscription on the back of the frame); sale, Paris, Rossini, 8 December 2015, lot 88 (as Attributed to François Boucher)

We are most grateful to Alastair Laing, who, from an image, has confirmed the attribution to Francois Boucher and who has kindly informed us that this is, most probably, the drawing described under lot 92 in Monsieur Sireul’s posthumous sale (see Provenance).

Mr Laing, on stylistic grounds, suggests the drawing was executed relatively early in Boucher’s career and that it might have been a design for the lid of a silver box.

Madonna and Child appearing to St. Sebastian

grisaille, oil on paper

23.5 x 18cm

Provenance: Spencer A. Samuels, French and Italian Eighteenth Century Drawings, MH Stolbach, C Von Kohler, March 12-April 13, 1985, No 12, as GA Pellegrini.

Two women, one sitting and holding a child, the other standing under a tree, 1839.

Signed and dated 'th. Chassériau 1839' in pencil, heightened with white on brown paper. Part of a series of drawings executed in 1839-40 in pencil heightened with white on brown paper showing women and children in a landscape (Sandoz, 1974, op. cit. , p. 11 and Prat, 1988, op. cit. , nos. 35- 6, 38-9). M. Sandoz, Théodore Chassériau, Catalogue raisonné des peintures et estampes, Paris, 1974, pp. 11 and 20, fig. 2.

M. Sandoz, Portraits et visages dessinés par Théodore Chassériau, Paris, 1986, no. 140., L.-A. Prat, Théodore Chassériau 1819-1856, Dessins conservés en dehors du Louvre, Paris, 1988, p. 15, no. 35. Provenance: Private collection, London.

245 x 185 mm

View of Urbino with the Ducal Palace

pen and brown ink. 5 5⁄8 x 8 5⁄8 in. (14.5 x 22 cm)

Inscribed ‘Urbino’ (lower left)

PROVENANCE: Schaeffer Galleries, New York.

A Vertical River Landscape

Pen and brown ink, traces of black chalk, with number '2' in ink, lower right. 381 x 208 mm.

Exhibition: Pittsburgh, Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh Collects: European Drawings, 1500 to 1800, 2004-2005, no. 16 (entry by T. Smart).

Provenance: Ann Sutherland Harris, Adolphe Stein, Paris, 1986.

L’Eventail des Roses

Gouache in shades of pink, green, light brown, peach and white on lime colored silk with fish scale woodcut stencil pattern in green ink on left, and cut out along the lower border, and top right edge, c. 1895. Signed lower right, H Guerard. 300 x 590 mm

Grapevines

Blue, brown, and green gouache over pencil cut out and applique on buff silk, with cut outs along the lower center border, c. 1895, Signed lower right in black ink, H Guerard. 300 x 585 mm

Poppy flowers and butterflies

Gouache colors and black ink over pencil painted on pink/white cloth and mounted in a half circle in form of a fan, c. 1890-96. Signed in pen and ink lower right: “H.Guèrard” 300 x 570 mm

Landscape with a natural bridge.

260 x 419mm

Provenance: Dr. John O’Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Tunnard

David M. Stone., Guercino Master Draftsman: Works from North American Collections, Cambridge, MA and Bologna, 1991, p 168 Cat 73;

‘…a…configuration of rocks and mountains is depicted in a very beautiful pen drawing of a Landscape with a Natural Bridge in the Tunnard Collection (260 x 419) which was exhibited at Vassar in 1961.

See Centennial Loan Exhibition, Drawings from Alumni Collections, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1961. Cat no 35, illustrated.

The late Sir Denis Mahon confirmed the attribution to Guernico, on the basis of a photograph, to Mr and Mrs Tunnard in 1984.

Procession of Knights on Horseback

Fan Shaped Gouache. Signed, lower right, H J Hunt. Dm 255 x 505 mm

A man enveloped in a cloak and wearing a wide brimmed hat sleeping on the ground

red chalk, 3 1/4 x 4 1/8 in; 83 x 108 mm

Provenance: Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689) and by descent to

Cardinal Decio Azzolini (1623-1689) and to his nephew

Marchese Pompeo Azzolini (d. 1696).

Livio Odescalchi (1652-1713), Duke of Bracciano, Ceri and Syrmia, and by descent to

Baldassare Erba-Odescalchi (1683-1746).

Literature: Michael Mahoney, The Drawings of Salvator Rosa, New York, London 1977, I, 20.9. This delicate study belongs to a group of chalk drawings by Rosa, dated by Michael Mahoney to the early 1640's (eg: 20.10, provenance, same as above)

Two Magenta Waterlilies, c. 1930

Silverpoint and crayon

35.5 x 28 cm

Provenance:

The artist; by bequest to his nephew, Sergio Stella

Exhibition and Catalogue:

No. 40, Richard York Gallery, New York, Passion and Reverence: Joseph Stella and the Natural World, April 29-June 30, 1998

Seated figure, 1921

Graphite drawing on tan paper.

Signed and dated in pencil 1921, lower right.

Inscribed “Mrs. W.S. Cline in friendship, Albert Sterner 1923,” lower left.

Dimensions: 225 x 172 mm; 9 x 7 inches

A Fern

Charcoal drawing on Japan paper.

His monogram, lower right. 130 x 215 mm

Provenance: Estate of Felix Vallotton

A STAGE DESIGN FOR SEMIRAMIDE

A stunning piece that focuses on perspective with its strong

architectural lines. Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines

interplay to create a dynamic setting of overlapping planes

of space. Golden tones counterplay with the dusky blue

atmosphere remarkably capturing the tonal hours of the day.

All watercolor over black chalk;

each signed in black/brown ink, lower right: G. Zuccarelli

210 by 294 mm; 8¼ by 11½ in

A THEATRICAL SET DESIGN OF A CASTLE

Bright, leafy green foliage brightens this image producing a

backdrop that is spirited and lively. The impressive

detailing is visible in the detailed masonry of the castle.

Strong use of tonal colors yields a forceful and compelling

manipulation of space and depth.

All watercolor over black chalk;

each signed in black/brown ink, lower right: G. Zuccarelli

187 by 232 mm; 7⅜ by 9⅛ in

A BAROQUE ROOM

Delicate, thin lines gracefully outline the architecture

within the image, heavily focusing on attention to form.

Extraordinary exquisite treatment is taken with the

silhouetting and structuring of the variety of architectural

elements captured.

All watercolor over black chalk;

each signed in black/brown ink, lower right: G. Zuccarelli

128 by 161 mm; 5 by 6¼ in

A THEATRICAL SET DESIGN FOR AN INTERIOR OF

CINDERELLA

Size and proportion are sophisticatedly played with in this

image. The magnitude of the space with its high vaulted

ceilings perfectly contrasts the smaller objects and female

character.

All watercolor over black chalk;

each signed in black/brown ink, lower right: G. Zuccarelli

188 by 234 mm; 73⁄8 by 91⁄4 in