ID 1303461
Lot 11 | HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
Hercules killing Cacus
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks
the line block in dark reddish-brown, the tone blocks in brick red and mushroom
1588
on laid paper, watermark Grapes in Shield (Briquet 13215, first recorded The Hague, 1579)
a very fine impression of this large and important print, in an extremely rare, early colour variant
Strauss's second state (of four), Bialler's first state (of six), New Hollstein's first state (of three)
printing very strongly and evenly, with remarkable clarity and depth, with much offsetting verso
with narrow to small margins on all sides
some horizontal and diagonal creases and folds
generally in very good condition
Block: 16 1/8 x 13 in. (409 x 329 mm.)
Sheet: 16 5/16 x 13.3 /16 in. (414 x 335 mm.)
Provenance
Hubert Dupond (1901-1981), Brussels (Lugt 3926).
With August Laube Kunsthandel, Zurich.
Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, Detroit; acquired from the above in 1993; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch 231; Hollstein 373; Strauss 403; Bialler 25, New Hollstein 304
| Artist: | Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617) |
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| Applied technique: | Woodcut |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Artist: | Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617) |
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| Applied technique: | Woodcut |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Address of auction |
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