Old Master and British Works on Paper
Old Master and British Works on Paper
Giuseppe Zais
A) A river landscape with peasants and gentleman on horseback B) A river landscape with peasants and animals
Lot Closed
July 6, 12:51 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Giuseppe Zais
Forno di Canale 1709-1784 Treviso
A) A river landscape with peasants and gentleman on horseback
B) A river landscape with peasants and animals
Both gouache on vellum
each 435 by 475 mm
(2)
Although grand landscapes like this, executed in gouache on vellum, would surely have been popular Grand Tour souvenirs and were no doubt produced by Zais in some numbers, they very rarely appear on the market; the great majority of drawings by the artist that appear at auction are in pen and ink.