ID 1250790 
Lot 122  | ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE (1610-1685)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000 
Village Romance
etching and drypoint
circa 1667
on laid paper, watermark Foolscap with five-pointed Collar (Laurentius 382)
a fine impression of Godefroy's rare seventh state (of twelve)
printing with great clarity and much inky relief
trimmed inside the platemark but outside the borderline
a short repaired tear in the upper subject and other tiny defects at the sheet edges
generally in good condition
Sheet 158 x 126 mm.
Provenance
With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (their stock number C. 9067 in pencil verso).
Carlo de Poortere (1917-2002), Belgium (Lugt 3467).
Eugène Victor Rouir (1919-2020), Marcinelle, Belgium (Lugt 2156a).
Literature
Bartsch, Godefroy 11
| Artist: | Adriaen van Ostade (1610 - 1685) | 
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| Applied technique: | Etching | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, The Netherlands | 
| Artist: | Adriaen van Ostade (1610 - 1685) | 
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| Applied technique: | Etching | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, The Netherlands | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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