Artist: Anonymous.
Title: Landscape with ruins, river and trees.
Signed: unsigned, illegible inscription verso in iron gall ink.
Dimensions: Sheet 5 1/4" x 5 1/2". D. 5 1/4".
Date: XVIII C.
Materials and Techniques: Brown ink and wash over graphite on laid paper, tondo.
Mat and Frame: Remnants of blue support paper verso. The same paper is also used as the support in four other drawings in our collection. All five works are likely originated from the same album.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Fading, wear. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVIII C (attributed to).