Old Master Drawings
Old Master Drawings
Pancrace Bessa
A canary perched on the branch of a pink rose, carrying harebells in its beak
Auction Closed
January 27, 05:29 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Pancrace Bessa
Paris 1772 - 1835 Ecouen
A canary perched on the branch of a pink rose, carrying harebells in its beak
Watercolor and touches of gouache over traces of pencil, within gold framing lines, on vellum;
signed in brown ink, lower right: P. Bessa
224 by 304 mm; 8 3/4 by 12 in
Sale, New York, Christie's, 25 January 2005, lot 152