Circle of Gaspard Dughet, called Gaspard Poussin (Rome 1615-1675)
Lot 82

Circle of Gaspard Dughet, called Gaspard Poussin (Rome 1615-1675)

An Italian villa in a landscape (i); and Roman ruins (ii)

Closed8 December 2020

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GBP 1,000

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Circle of Gaspard Dughet, called Gaspard Poussin (Rome 1615-1675)
An Italian villa in a landscape (i); and Roman ruins (ii)
inscribed ‘1/ 2/ 3/ 4’ (recto) and ‘1 jounastre/ 2 vert/ 3 vert brun/ 4 asaihtigh’ (verso) and with inscription ‘C.L. Tasa 2 Rs’ (on the old mount) (i) and ‘C.L. [and further inscription cut]’ (on the old mount) (ii)
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on blue prepared paper
8 3/8 x 10 ¾ in. (21.2 x 27.4 cm) (i); 8 3/8 x 10 ¾ in. (21.1 x 27.6 cm) (ii)
(2)

Unidentified Spanish collector's mark or Maria Paternò Castello, Marchesa Ricci (1847?-1915?) (L. 5081).
Anonymous sale; Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, 6 June 1978, lot 167, where acquired by Robert Landolt

Specialist note


The use of both French and Dutch (‘asachtigh’, meaning ash grey) in the colour notes on the verso of the first drawing suggests the draughtsman was a Fleming.