Lot 518
  • 518

Peter le Cave

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Peter le Cave
  • A man in a horse cart with a woman and two dogs nearby andTwo shepherds with their cow and goats nearby: two drawings
  • the first, signed La Cave in pen and brown ink lower right
    the second, signed and dated La Cave 1800 in pen and brown ink lower left
  • both pen and brown ink and watercolor on paper

Provenance

Davis Galleries, New York

Condition

Both hinged at upper edge to window mount. Old tape residue visible along edges, notably the left and right edges. Discoloration at edges where paper was covered by mount. Some light foxing in the sky. Losses at edges of sheets, most notable on the sheet with the sitting cows. Light undulation throughout both. Strong image and medium on both sheets.
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