(Palmanova in Friaul 1762-1844 Milan) The family of the fisherman, pen and brown ink, watercolor and wash, pen and brown ink, on laid paper, 20,5 x 18,2 cm, browned, somewhat stained, mounted, framed, (Sch)

Provenance: An old handwritten dedication: "Regalato dall'Illustrissimo Signor L... Marsarani (?) in segno di ricordo al suo amico..., Parigi 1881 5 luglio” on the reverse; Label Galleria Pesaro Milano, No. 272; private collection, Italy.

Exhibited: Cento disegni del Bison, Exh. Udine - Loggia del Lionello, 21st December 1962 – 6th January 1963, Cat. 90.

Literature: The drawing is published and illustrated in: Aldo Rizzi (Ed.), Cento disegni del Bison, Exh. Cat. Udine 1962, 21st December – 6th January 1963, Cat. 90, p. 68; Aldo Rizzi, Disegni del Bison, Bologna 1976, Cat. 167; Giuseppe Bernardino Bison - pittore e disegnatore, Exh. Cat. Udine 1997, Chiesa di San Francesco, 24th October 1997 – 15th February 1998, Cat. 58.

The present drawing may be a preliminary study for an oil painting with the same title "La famiglia del pescatore", which was sold on December 3rd, 1832 to Raffaelo Tosoni (Compare Carolina Piperata, Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Florence 1940, p. 63).

Provenance: An old handwritten dedication: "Regalato dall'Illustrissimo Signor L... Marsarani (?) in segno di ricordo al suo amico..., Parigi 1881 5 luglio” on the reverse; Label Galleria Pesaro Milano, No. 272; private collection, Italy. Exhibited: Cento disegni del Bison, Exh. Udine - Loggia del Lionello, 21st December 1962 – 6th January 1963, Cat. 90.

Literature: The drawing is published and illustrated in: Aldo Rizzi (Ed.), Cento disegni del Bison, Exh. Cat. Udine 1962, 21st December – 6th January 1963, Cat. 90, p. 68; Aldo Rizzi, Disegni del Bison, Bologna 1976, Cat. 167; Giuseppe Bernardino Bison - pittore e disegnatore, Exh. Cat. Udine 1997, Chiesa di San Francesco, 24th October 1997 – 15th February 1998, Cat. 58.

The present drawing may be a preliminary study for an oil painting with the same title "La famiglia del pescatore", which was sold on December 3rd, 1832 to Raffaelo Tosoni (Compare Carolina Piperata, Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Florence 1940, p. 63).