1992
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Sketchbook of 28 leaves of yellow wove paper, 29 pages blank, ring bound with stiff card covers, containing designs for jewellery, necklaces, bracelets, rings, candlesticks, pendants, cigarette cases, spoons, an evening bag, a drawing of an arab's head after Delacroix, sketches of cycladic sculpture, a mosque in Iran, an Etruscan bronze vessel, an Etruscan warrior and two sketches of a rocky headland, Capri [?]. is a 1992 by Dr Emanuele Pantanella, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a simple, rounded vase shape with a narrow neck and a small foot at the bottom. The lines are light and soft, almost like a quick study. In the top left corner, there are tiny, rough drawings of two animals—maybe goats or dogs—scratched in quickly. The notes on the page say this is part of a sketchbook from the early 1990s, filled with ideas for jewelry and small objects. The artist was experimenting with shapes, mixing real things like a vase with quick doodles. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more sketches like it.
The sketchbook consists of 28 leaves of yellow wove paper, ring-bound with stiff card covers, containing 29 blank pages. It features designs for jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, and pendants, as well as objects like candlesticks, cigarette cases, and spoons. The book also includes sketches such as an Arab's head after Delacroix, studies of Cycladic sculpture, a mosque in Iran, an Etruscan bronze vessel, an Etruscan warrior, and two views of a rocky headland at Capri, all inscribed in Italian with notes and dated variously. Some drawings, particularly the Cycladic studies,…
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Emanuele Pantanella kept a tiny, ring-bound sketchbook in his pocket for years, filling it with sharp little drawings of jewelry he wanted to make—a cigarette case here, a bracelet there—and stray things that caught his…
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