ID 1250727
Lot 66 | LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (1494-1533)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
The Mouth of Truth
woodcut
circa 1514
on laid paper, watermark Crowned Jug with one Handle (New Hollstein 3; circa 1514-15)
a fine, early impression of this very rare, large print
printing strongly and evenly, with good contrasts
trimmed on the borderline
some restored defects at the upper and lower sheet edges
Sheet 415 x 291 mm.
Provenance
Fürst von Liechtenstein, Vaduz and Vienna (Lugt 4398).
With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (acquired from the above between 1949 and 1952).
With Nicholas Stogdon Inc., New York; his catalogue, 'Oh Happy State...!', 1989, no. 20 (?).
Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and England (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1989; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
New Hollstein 178
| Artist: | Lucas van Leyden (1494 - 1533) |
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| Applied technique: | Woodcut |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, The Netherlands |
| Artist: | Lucas van Leyden (1494 - 1533) |
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| Applied technique: | Woodcut |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| 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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