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246

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

London 1828 – 1882 Birchington-on-Sea

Isabella and the Pot of Basil. (before) 1881

Red ochre and black chalk on laid paper, laid down on cardboard. 35 x 31,5 cm (13 ¾ x 12 ⅜ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Isabella and the Pot of Basil. (before) 1881.

Estimate:

EUR 8,000

 

- 12,000

USD 10,960

 

- 16,400

Sold for:

51,250 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 222-228

19th Century Art, Wednesday, 28.05.2014

Information

Red ochre and black chalk on laid paper, laid down on cardboard. 35 x 31,5 cm (13 ¾ x 12 ⅜ in.). On the cardboard backing a label of the Gallery Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London. Illustration for the poem by John Keats, "Isabella and the Pot of Basil“. Slight foxing. Firmly mounted under mat. Framed

Formerly J. M. Dent (1881 received as a gift from the artist)