ID 793383
Lot 172 | HANS SEBALD BEHAM (1500-1550)
Estimate value
£ 700 – 1 000
The Fool and the Foolish Woman
engraving, circa 1531-50, on laid paper, without watermark, a very fine, tonal impression of the second, final state, with thread margins or trimmed on the platemark, a tiny paper loss at upper right, otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 37 x 53 mm.
Provenance
Dukes of Arenberg, Brussels and Nord-Kirchen, Westphalia (Lugt 567); probably their sale, Christie's, London, 14 July 1902 (and following days), lot 256 (group lot of 'rustic scenes'; £ 1.15, to Peters).
Literature
Bartsch 213; Pauli, Hollstein 215
| Artist: | Hans Sebald Beham (1500 - 1550) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Genre: | Genre art |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Artist: | Hans Sebald Beham (1500 - 1550) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Art style: | Renaissance |
| Genre: | Genre art |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Address of auction |
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