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Antonio Basoli
A Curtain for a Theatre (di Castel Guelfo)
Watercolor on paper.
13 1/2 x 17 inches (343 x 432 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:59
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The subject of the curtain is a classical auditorium formed within a proscenium arch.

Inscription: 

Initialed on verso in pen and black ink, at lower right, "A.B."; also on verso, numbered in pencil at lower right, "1047 [circled] / 466 [underlined]".

Provenance: 
Ercole Gasanova; acquired in Bologna in 1954 by Donald M. Oenslager.
Associated names: 

Gasanova, Ercole, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.

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Basoli, Antonio
School: 
Italian
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints