ATTRIBUTED TO PIER LEONE GHEZZI (ITALIAN 1674-1755)
A Group of ten Caricatures (Each Titled)
brown ink wash on paper
11 x 8.8 cm [card] (approx. card each approx. 4 x 3 1/2 in. [10]); [sight] 26 x 54 (10 1/2 x 21 in.), framed dimensions: 50 x 78 cm (19 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.)

PROVENANCE
Private collection, Florida, 2011 (sale, Keno Auctions, New York, January 18, 2011, lot 279, illustrated)
Private collection, New York (acquired from the above)

CONDITION
Observed in frame under glass, the drawings are in good condition, overall paper aging and staining, appropriate to age, some creasing.
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ABOUT THE AUCTION
All proceeds from the sale will be distributed equally to benefit the Unbreakable Project (Ukraine House) and Razom for Ukraine.

Unbreakable [Nezlamni] is a project by the Ukraine House that helps children who have lost their extremities because of airstrikes receive prostheses. Ukraine House, in partnership with the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the Office of the President of Ukraine (First Lady Olena Zelenska), handles the patients’ logistical, administrative and financial needs, covering their travel, accommodation, medical treatment and rehabilitation. See more about the initiative here.

Razom, meaning “together” in Ukrainian, is a New York-based 501(c)(3) organization founded by Ukrainian activists in 2014 in response to the Revolution of Dignity. Razom provides critical aid to nonprofits, hospitals, and healthcare workers, first responders and volunteers on the ground in Ukraine, as well as engages in non-partisan advocacy initiatives. You can read more about their ongoing relief projects here and trace their impact on the Annual Reports page.