Old Master and British Works on Paper
Old Master and British Works on Paper
A kneeling figure with a spirit leaving his body
Lot Closed
January 25, 07:48 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Henry Fuseli, R.A.
Zürich 1741 - 1825 Putney Heath
A kneeling figure with a spirit leaving his body
Point of the brush and gray and yellow washes over black chalk, on the remains of an envelope;
inscribed lower left: Q.E. Sept 3 11., further extensive inscriptions upper center, inscribed verso: Henry Fuseli Esq / Royal Academy, and with a subsidiary figure study in chalk (verso)
97 by 182 mm, 3 ¾ by 6 ¾ in.