Sale 218 Lot 183

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL
early 20th century
Chateau and Park at Twilight
Preparatory wash and ink study
Sepia-toned drawing depicting a chateau framed by rows of tall cypress and deciduous trees beneath a cloud-streaked sky, likely executed as a color study rather than a finished work. The sheet bears the artist's pencil handwritten French annotations noting specific color notations such as "le matin gris blanchâtre" (the grey-white morning) and directions for elms and horse chestnut trees ("marronnier") indicating it served as a working reference for a planned oil or watercolor painting. Framed. Not examined out of frame.
Sight (as matted): 10 x 17 inches; frame: 17.5 x 24.5 inches
$250-350