ID 1250780
Lot 67 | LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (1494-1533)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
The Poet Virgil suspended in a Basket
woodcut
circa 1514
on laid paper, watermark Crowned Jug with two Handles (New Hollstein 5; circa 1517)
a fine impression of this very rare, large print (New Hollstein b)
printing sharply, strongly and evenly
trimmed to the borderline on three sides, the lower edge of the subject skilfully restored
Sheet 419 x 290 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. 19.
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 180
| Artist: | Lucas van Leyden (1494 - 1533) |
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| Applied technique: | Woodcut |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Allegory, Mythological painting |
| 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, Mythological painting |
| 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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