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Francesco Zuccarelli
Landscape with Shepherds and Their Flock beside a River, a Thatched Cottage in the Distance
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February 2, 07:12 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Francesco Zuccarelli
1702 - 1788
Landscape with Shepherds and Their Flock beside a River, a Thatched Cottage in the Distance
Pen and brown ink, wash and watercolor, heightened with white
275 by 430 mm; 10⅞ by 17 in.
Iolo Williams (1890-1962),
thence by descent;
with Crispian Riley-Smith;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2000, lot 83
thence by descent;
with Crispian Riley-Smith;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2000, lot 83
Zuccarelli frequently included gourds or pumpkins in his pictures, such as that seen in the foreground of the present work. The presence of these gourds has been interpreted as a signatory device: Zuccarelli's name can be translated as 'little pumpkin', and the gourds in his pictures can, therefore, be seen as playful substitutes for his signature.
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