ID 887664
Lot 94 | PIETRO TESTA (1611-1650)
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
The Prodigal Son
the complete set of four etchings, circa 1645, on laid paper, three plates with different watermarks, one without, a uniform set of very fine, early and rich impressions, Cropper's first state (of three and two, respectively), plates I and IV unrecorded proof impressions of before letters, printing with plate tone and much depth, the wiping marks very pronounced, with narrow to thread margins or trimmed to the platemark in places, generally in good condition
Plate 207 x 296 mm.
Sheet 208 x 298 mm. (and similar)
Provenance
With Colnaghi & Co., London (each with their stocknumber Ex C. 37971 in pencil verso).
Sotheby's, London, 6 December 1990, lot 176.
With David Carritt (Artemis Fine Arts), London; acquired at the above sale.
Eric G. Stanley (1913-2018), Oxford; acquired from the above in 1990.
Literature
Bartsch 5-8; Bellini 21-24; Cropper 95-98
Artist: | Pietro Testa (Il Lucchesino, 1611 - 1650) |
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Applied technique: | Etching |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Place of origin: | Italy |
Artist: | Pietro Testa (Il Lucchesino, 1611 - 1650) |
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Applied technique: | Etching |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Place of origin: | Italy |
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