ID 1250723
Lot 126 | GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
The Sawhorse, Plate XII from: Carceri d'Invenzione
etching and engraving with sulphur tint or open-bite
circa 1749
on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Double-Circle with Initials CB (Robinson 33 or similar)
a very good impression of the fourth state (of six)
from the Second Edition, second or third issue, printed circa 1761-1778
printing strongly and with great contrasts, with a light plate tone
with wide margins
some tape and associated staining at the sheet edge recto and verso, moisture stains below
Plate 415 x 559 mm.
Sheet 475 x 630 mm.
Provenance
Rudolf L. Mayer (1895-1962), Colmar, Washington, DC (Lugt 4534).
Robert Lynn Batts Tobin (1931-2000), San Antonio, Texas (not in Lugt; according to labels on the back of the frame).
Literature
Focillon 35; Hind 12; Robison 38
Artist: | Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) |
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Applied technique: | Etching |
Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Place of origin: | Italy |
Artist: | Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) |
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Applied technique: | Etching |
Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Place of origin: | Italy |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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