Lot 1664: Edwin St. John (fl.1876-c.1910) "Lake Como, Italy"

Edwin St. John (fl.1876-c.1910) "Lake Como, Italy" Signed, also inscribed with the artist's name and the title of the work on the mount below, pencil, watercolour and gouache heightened with white, 28cm by 59.5cm His work shows considerable similarity to that of the Earp family and he may well have been connected with these artists. His best work usually dated from the 1870/80's. He seems also to have painted under the pseudonym F. Catano, the subjects are often Italian lake views and Eastern desert scenes.