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A sketchbook including figure studies, portraits, académies, caricatures, animals, putti, and landscapes
Details
Louis Abrahams (1852-1903)
A sketchbook including figure studies, portraits, académies, caricatures, animals, putti, and landscapes
two sheets signed 'L Abrahams' (twice), one sheet signed with monogram 'L A' (twice)
pencil, sanguine, white chalk, and grey wash on paper
on sixty-four sheets, oblong 8° (101 x 159mm.) diapered sheep, salmon endpapers, pocket to front (spine split, but firm, edges lightly rubbed)
with a loosely inserted brown wash drawing (a postcard to 'L Abrahams Esq 'Katoomba' Burnett St St Kilda' postmarked 'Melbourne DE 26 99'), probably by John Mather, depicting an artist (probably Abrahams) sketching by a river, with date '84' (lower right), and a photograph
A sketchbook including figure studies, portraits, académies, caricatures, animals, putti, and landscapes
two sheets signed 'L Abrahams' (twice), one sheet signed with monogram 'L A' (twice)
pencil, sanguine, white chalk, and grey wash on paper
on sixty-four sheets, oblong 8° (101 x 159mm.) diapered sheep, salmon endpapers, pocket to front (spine split, but firm, edges lightly rubbed)
with a loosely inserted brown wash drawing (a postcard to 'L Abrahams Esq 'Katoomba' Burnett St St Kilda' postmarked 'Melbourne DE 26 99'), probably by John Mather, depicting an artist (probably Abrahams) sketching by a river, with date '84' (lower right), and a photograph
Provenance
Louis Abrahams (1852-1903), and thence by descent to the present owners.
Brought to you by
Helena Ingham