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Born in Lorraine, Israël Silvestre specialized in panoramic landscapes, many of them executed with a fine pen, enabling him to delicately record light and shadow on the buildings, as is the case in the present work. The style and urban subject-matter of the drawing are reminiscent of sheets by Silvestre at the École des Beaux-Arts (inv. EBA 1541) and the Frits Lugt Collection (inv. 4996; see V. Fernandez and O. Bienfait in La France vue du Grand Siècle. Dessins d’Israël Silvestre, exhib. cat., Paris, Musée du Louvre, 2018, nos. 7, 15, ill.).
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The paper presents some foxing throughout the upper section of the sheet. One larger stain near the right side at center. Two minor losses: one at the center of the stain on the right and the second one at lower right by the edge of the sheet. Lot sold framed. Please note that Christie's does not guarantee the condition of frames.
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Lot 32Sale 19989
View of an Italian townATTRIBUTED TO ISRAËL SILVESTRE (FRENCH,1621-1691)Estimate: USD 7,000 - 10,000
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