Lot 1013: A capriccio of classical ruins, with coffered archways and figures taking water from a fountain

Name: A capriccio of classical ruins, with coffered archways and figures taking water from a fountain
Brand: Christie's
SKU: vy4enlzwm8

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USOctober 01, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Jean-Henri-Alexandre Pernet (Paris, circa 1763-1789)
A capriccio of classical ruins, with coffered archways and figures taking water from a fountain
signed 'Pernet'
black chalk, pen and black ink, brown wash, heightened with white on paper, oval
13 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (335 x 287 mm.)

Artist or Maker

Jean Henry Alexandre Pernet

Exhibited

New York, William Schab Gallery, Master Drawings and Prints, 1500-1960 , 1970, no. 145.

Provenance

Schmitze-Hille, Switzerland.
with William H. Schab Gallery, New York.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 16 November 1972, lot 209.
with Agnew's, Ltd., London, where acquired by the current owner, 1975.

Auction Details

The House Sale

Christie's

October 01, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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