L. PRIMAVESI (*1871), Sitting Italian woman, around 1896, Pen drawing Leo Primavesi (1871 Cologne - after 1937 ): Seated Italian woman with a scarf around her head or the artist's wife, c. 1896, Pen drawing Technique: Pen drawing on Paper Inscription: Middle right monogrammed: "LP". lower left inscribed: "17". lower left numbered: "310". Date: c. 1896 Description: A drawing portrays a pensive person wrapped in a hood. The feeling of intimacy and reflection is conveyed by the glazed strokes and light shading. Presumably from the artist's Italian years. At the end of the 19th century, Primavesi lived and worked with his family in Italy, primarily in Naples. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. Keywords: drawing; portrait; contemplative; hooded robe; intimacy; reflection; linework; shading; ink; paper; art; contemplation; fabric; study; facial features; envelope; emotional depth, 19th century, Realism, People, Italy, Size: Paper: 13,6 cm x 8,0 cm (5,4 x 3,1 in)