Georg Wolfgang Knorr Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Georg Wolfgang Knorr Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Lobster, Horseshoe Crab
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Mar. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Pair of Coral, Sea Life Engravings
Est: $500 - $1,000
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Mar. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Crocodile or Alligator
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Mar. 01, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Butterflies or Moths
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Mar. 01, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Butterflies or Moths
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Mar. 01, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Starfish
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Mar. 01, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Falcon with Trainer & Hood
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 22, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Rhinoceros. 10
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 22, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Zebra. 8
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 22, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Seal of Sea Lion with Coral or Sea Life. 8
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 22, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Blowfish
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 15, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Crabs
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 15, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Nautilus Shells
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 15, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Starfish
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 15, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Asterias, Basket Sea Star
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 15, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Sea Urchin
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 15, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Sea Urchin
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Penguin
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Bird of Paradise & Hummingbirds
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Sea Turtle
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Turtle or Tortoise
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Chameleon & Lizard
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Feb. 08, 2025
Knorr, Folio - Snake, Rattlesnake
Est: $400 - $800
This super, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
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Dec. 12, 2024
TWO 18TH C. KNORR SEA LIFE ENGRAVINGS.
Est: $600 - $800
Knorr, Georg Wolfgang (German, 1705-1761). Two hand colored engravings,18th century, to include Lobster, Shrimp, Starfish. G.1, Spiny Lobster; F.6, Starfish, Hand colored Engravings from Knorr's "Deliciae Naturae Selectae,"published in Nuremberg. Both incased in archival mylar; F. 6 is back to back with two column page of text from the work, one column being in German, the other French. Sheet(s): 20 3/4" x 14" ; Plate: 13 5/8" x 9 1/2". Condition: Both: light foxing and toning to margin edges, brown spot top right corner of F.6.; F.6 corresponding text page spotted with foxing concentrated mostly l.l.; else bright;
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Sep. 08, 2024
ANTIQUE 1764 GEORGE WOLFGANG KNORR SHELLS
Est: $450 - $550
Antique 1764 George Wolfgang Knorr’s Sea Shells hand colored, copper plate engraving, of sea shells sourced from his 18th-century conchology work. Beautiful hand made rag paper with strong impression & water coloring. Professionally framed in stunning museum quality gilded frame. Measures 16"x18"x1". Weight 3 lbs 11 oz. Provenance: A Private Daniel Island Estate
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Sep. 08, 2024
ANTIQUE 1764 GEORGE WOLFGANG KNORR SHELLS
Est: $450 - $550
Antique 1764 George Wolfgang Knorr’s Sea Shells hand colored, copper plate engraving, of sea shells sourced from his 18th-century conchology work. Beautiful hand made rag paper with strong impression & water coloring. Professionally framed in stunning museum quality gilded frame. Measures 16"x18"x1". Weight 3 lbs 11 oz. Provenance: A Private Daniel Island Estate
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Sep. 08, 2024
ANTIQUE KNORR HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING NAUTILUS
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
George Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761) Delicate Hand Colored (Pearly Nautilus) Marina 1 Engraving Folio Size from Deliciae naturae selectae (A Selection of Nature’s Delights, 1754). Professionally framed and matted in gilded wood frame. In frame 28"x24"x1.5". Weight 11 lbs. PROVENANCE: A Private Daniel Island Estate
Charleston Estate Services Auctions & Appraisals
Aug. 31, 2024
G. KNORR (1705-1761), Hilly lake landscape, around 1730, Etching
Est: €300 - €400
Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705 Nuremberg - 1761 ibid.): Small settlements in a hilly lake landscape, c. 1730, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper, mounted on Paper Date: c. 1730 Description: View of a lake, around which small farms are scattered. Medium-high mountains in the distance Keywords: Lakeland, nature, settlement, tranquillity, 18th century, Baroque, Landscape, Germany, Size: Paper: 20,4 cm x 30,8 cm (8 x 12,1 in), Depiction: 19,6 cm x 30,2 cm (7,7 x 11,9 in)
Fichter Kunsthandel
Jul. 21, 2024
(4pc) GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR (German, 1705-1761)
Est: $300 - $500
Botanical engravings from Thesaurus rei herbariae hortensisque universalis (1750-1772), engraving with hand-coloring, all in matching frames h. 13 w. 8-1/4 in. (ea. sight) overall: 23-3/4 x 19 in. (ea. frame) [In Situ Item] This item will not be on display in our saleroom during our preview period. If you wish to view it in-person please make a request with the gallery.
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 13, 2024
Knorr's Deliciae Naturae - Two Volumes with 91 Folio Engravings
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
These two volumes with 91 superb, originally hand-colored folio engravings is Georg Wolfgang Knorr’s monumental work, Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Natüralien-Cabinet or Selected Delights of Nature, or the Exquisite Collector's Cabinet. The work was published in Dordrecht by Abraham Blusse and Son in 1771. The volume is bound in contemporary calf-backed speckled boards, title labels on spines, and list of subscribers. There is a hand-colored engraved frontispiece and 91 hand-colored engravings including one double-page. The engravings are by or after Knorr, B. R. Dietschlin, G. F. Dietsch, and others. "It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the beauty of some of Knorr's illustrations exceeds that of their models and that in all cases the artist's eye has transformed neutral, natural objects into permanent, formal aspects of humanism. The detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic origin and sports of nature." (DSB) Knorr was a German paleontologist, painter, draftsman, engraver, collector, and art dealer. He learned engraving from Leonhard Blanc and Martin Tyroff and worked on the illustrations in Jacob Scheuchzer’s Physica Sacra.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Apr. 26, 2024
DE NATUURLYKE HISTORIE DER VERSTEENINGEN, OF UITVOERIGE AFBEELDING EN BESCHRYVING VAN DE VERSTEENDE ZAAKEN, DIE TOT HEDEN OP DEN AARDBODEM ZYN ONTDEKT [...].
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
3 parts in 4 vol., folio: [4]-xiv-64, [4]-1/184, [2]-185/484, [4]-236 pp.; 273 pl. (some very min. browning). - Very rare Dutch edition of the German original "Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen" (Nürnberg 1768-1773) by the Nürnberg collector and artist Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761). The first vol. was written by Knorr himself and the other 3 were prepared after the death of Knorr by professor Walch of Jena. The 2nd vol. is almost entirely devoted to fossil shells. The work portrays and describes a.o. fossils in the cabinets of famous collectors such as Walch at Jena, Adam Hildebrand at Naumberg, etc. as well as the large collection of Casimir Schmidel. "It is hardly possible to exaggerate the beauty and fidelity of the representations of the fossils in his [Knorr] plates. No such illustrations had ever before appeared, and they have hardly been surpassed since. By delicate lines on the copper plates the most minute intricacies of structure are reproduced, and by thin washes of colour the tints of the original specimens are represented [...] (Geikie, Founders of Geology, pp. 101-102). "The extraordinary quality of the plates, representing the eighteenth-century continuation of the tradition of Dürer, led to an expansion of the work by Walsch [...] the detail and accuracy of Knorr's engravings not only made possible zoological classification but firmly established the distinction between fossils of organic and sports of nature" (DSB). Ill. with an engr. double-page hand-coloured plate "Marmer-Groeve na by Solnhofen" and 272 hand-coloured or colour-printed engraved pl. - Ref. Nissen (ZBI) 2233. - Landwehr 95.
Arenberg Auctions
Apr. 25, 2024
GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR, GERMAN 1705-1761, FOUR IRIS PRINTS
Est: $600 - $800
GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR GERMAN, 1705-1761 FOUR IRIS PRINTS (4)
Potomack Company
Apr. 17, 2024
Knorr, Georg Wolfgang: Allgemeine Künstler-Historie
Est: €140 - €200
Knorr, Georg Wolfgang. Allgemeine Künstler-Historie, oder berühmter Künstlere Leben, Werke, und Verrichtungen, mit vielen Nachrichten von raren alten und neuen Kupferstichen beschrieben. 4 Bl., 282 (recte: 228) S., 2 Bl. Mit großer gestochener Kopfvignette und 11 gestochenen Portraittafeln. 20 x 16 cm. Etwas späterer Halblederband (etwas berieben, Rücken mit kleinen Schabspuren). Nürnberg, Andreas Bieling, 1759. -- VD18 14709813. Arntzen-Rainwater H99. – Einziger Druck der Künstlerviten des Nürnberger Kupferstecher Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761), der vor allem durch seine große Fossilien-Sammlung und die ab 1768 posthum erschienene Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen bekannt geworden war. Als Kupferstecher wirkte Konorr auch an Scheuchzers monumentaler Physica sacra mit. "Notes on 127 Northern artists followed by the lives of certain Italian artists. Includes a long section on Dürer. Portraits of the artists are on 11 engraved plates" (Arntzen-Rainwater). – Etwas braun- und stockfleckig, die Kupferportraits kaum betroffen. Die vier Blatt Vorrede auch etwas angestaubt und mit Knickspuren.
Bassenge Auctions
Feb. 25, 2024
Georg Wolfgang Knorr (German, 1705-1761), Three Antique Hand Colored Botanical Engravings of Flowers, 18th Century
Est: $100 - $200
Description: A group of three framed hand colored botanical engravings by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from Thesaurus Rei Herbariae Hortensique Universalis, including Blaue Lilie, Iris Lutea Variegata Lobelu, Rosa Lutea Flore Pleno. Type: Engraving Materials: Paper Markings & Inscriptions: Marked Date: Mid to late 18th century Maker: Georg Wolfgang Knorr (German, 1705-1761) Dimensions: 13" x 9" mat opening, 22" x 18" framed Provenance: From a Doylestown, Pennsylvania collection
Hoch LTD.
Feb. 25, 2024
Georg Wolfgang Knorr (German, 1705-1761), Four Antique Hand Colored Botanical Engravings of Flowers, 18th Century
Est: $100 - $200
Description: A group of four hand colored botanical engravings by Georg Wolfgang Knorr from Thesaurus Rei Herbariae Hortensique Universalis, including a red rose and others. Type: Engraving Materials: Paper, ink Markings & Inscriptions: Marked Date: Late 18th century Maker: Georg Wolfgang Knorr (German, 1705-1761) Dimensions: 13" x 9" mat opening, 22" x 18" framed Provenance: From a Bucks County, Pennsylvania collection.
Hoch LTD.
Dec. 30, 2023
G. KNORR (1705-1761), Hilly lake landscape, around 1730, Etching
Est: €300 - €400
Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705 Nuremberg - 1761 ibid.): Small settlements in a hilly lake landscape, c. 1730, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper, mounted on Paper Date: c. 1730 Description: View of a lake, around which small farms are scattered. Medium-high mountains in the distance Keywords: Lakeland, nature, settlement, tranquillity, 18th century, Baroque, Landscape, Germany,
Fichter Kunsthandel
Oct. 10, 2023
Knorr, Georg Wolfgang: Allgemeine Künstler-Historie
Est: €200 - €300
Knorr, Georg Wolfgang. Allgemeine Künstler-Historie, oder berühmter Künstlere Leben, Werke, und Verrichtungen, mit vielen Nachrichten von raren alten und neuen Kupferstichen beschrieben. 4 Bl., 282 (recte: 228) S., 2 Bl. Mit großer gestochener Kopfvignette und 11 gestochenen Portraittafeln. 20 x 16 cm. Etwas späterer Halblederband (etwas berieben, Rücken mit kleinen Schabspuren). Nürnberg, Andreas Bieling, 1759. -- VD18 14709813. Arntzen-Rainwater H99. – Einziger Druck der Künstlerviten des Nürnberger Kupferstecher Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761), der vor allem durch seine große Fossilien-Sammlung und die ab 1768 posthum erschienene Naturgeschichte der Versteinerungen bekannt geworden war. Als Kupferstecher wirkte Konorr auch an Scheuchzers monumentaler Physica sacra mit. "Notes on 127 Northern artists followed by the lives of certain Italian artists. Includes a long section on Dürer. Portraits of the artists are on 11 engraved plates" (Arntzen-Rainwater). – Etwas braun- und stockfleckig, die Kupferportraits kaum betroffen. Die vier Blatt Vorrede auch etwas angestaubt und mit Knickspuren.
Bassenge Auctions
Aug. 05, 2023
(6) G.W. Knorr, J.C. Savigny, Seashell Lithographs
Est: $300 - $500
(6) G.W. Knorr, J.C. Savigny, Seashell Lithographs Dates: Georg Wolfgang Knorr: 1705-1761. Marie Jules César Savigny: 1777-1851. In good vintage condition with yellowing and wear on the edges of each hand colored engraving & lithographs due to age. Signed at the lower left corner & lower center front. (3) Signed at bottom. Georg Wolfgang Knorr was a German engraver and naturalist. Marie Jules César Savigny was a a French zoologist and naturalist who served on Emperor Napoleon's Egypt expedition in 1798. Overall Size: 14 1/2 x 18 5/8 in. Sight Size: 8 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. #2377 Overall Size: 14 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. Sight Size: 8 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. #2382
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jul. 12, 2023
KNORR, Georg Wolfgang (1705-1761) Verlustiging der oogen en van den geest.
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
KNORR, Georg Wolfgang (1705-1761) Verlustiging der oogen en van den geest. Amsterdam: the heirs of F....
Christie's
Jul. 22, 2022
GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR (GERMAN, 1705-1761) HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS, 6 PCS, H 11.5", W 7.25", BOTANICALS
Est: $200 - $400
A group of hand-colored engravings on laid paper by Georg Wolfgang Knorr. Depicting botanical specimens with Latin text.
DuMouchelles
May. 20, 2022
GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR (GERMAN, 1705-1761) HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS, 6 PCS, H 11.5", W 7.25", BOTANICALS
Est: $400 - $600
A group of hand-colored engravings on laid paper by Georg Wolfgang Knorr. Depicting botanical specimens with Latin text.
DuMouchelles
Mar. 25, 2022
GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR (GERMAN, 1705-1761) HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS, 6 PCS, H 11.5", W 7.25", BOTANICALS
Est: $700 - $1,000
A group of hand-colored engravings on laid paper by Georg Wolfgang Knorr. Depicting botanical specimens with Latin text.
DuMouchelles
Jan. 29, 2022
G.KNORR (1705-1761), Hilly lake landscape, around 1730, Etching
Est: €300 - €400
Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705 Nürnberg - 1761 ebd.): Small settlements in hilly lake landscape, c. 1730, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper, mounted on Paper Date: c. 1730 Description: View of a lake around which small farmsteads are scattered. In the distance, medium-high mountains. Keywords: Lakescape, nature, settlement, tranquillity, 18th century, Baroque, Landscape, Germany, Size: 20,4 cm x 30,8 cm (8 x 12,1 in), Depiction: 19,6 cm x 30,2 cm (7,7 x 11,9 in) Condition: Good condition. With brownish stains at upper right margin. The paper has discoloured according to its age. The sheet carrier is bumped around the edges
Fichter Kunsthandel
Jan. 21, 2022
GEORG WOLFGANG KNORR (GERMAN, 1705-1761) HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS, 6 PCS, H 11.5", W 7.25", BOTANICALS
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
A group of hand-colored engravings on laid paper by Georg Wolfgang Knorr. Depicting botanical specimens with Latin text.
DuMouchelles
Dec. 15, 2021
KNORR, Georg Wolfgang (1705-1761) and Phil. Ludw. Statius MÜLLER (1725-1776
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
KNORR, Georg Wolfgang (1705-1761) and Phil. Ludw. Statius MÜLLER (1725-1776). Deliciae naturae Selectae of Uitgeleezen Kabinet van Natuurlyke Zeldzaamheden. Dordrecht: by Abraham Blussé and Son, 1771. …
Christie's
Sep. 19, 2021
Georg Wolfgang KNORR (170…
Est: €250 - €300
Georg Wolfgang KNORR (1705-1761) Set of twelve engravings heightened with representing different species of shells species of shells taken from the collection "Les the delights of the eyes and the spirit, or general collection of the different species of shellfish that the sea contains, communicated to the public by George Wolffgang Knorr, Nuremberg, 1764. Eighteenth century. Black baguette frame. Dimensions at sight: 23 x 17 cm; with frame: 35.5 x 29 cm. Very slight browning on the edges of some plates. of some plates.
FW Auction
Jun. 17, 2021
KNORR, GEORG WOLFGANG. 1705-1761. Les delices des yeux et de l'esprit, ou collection Generale des differentes especes de coquillages que la mer renferme. Nuremburg: 1764-1773.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
KNORR, GEORG WOLFGANG. 1705-1761. Les delices des yeux et de l'esprit, ou collection Generale des differentes especes de coquillages que la mer renferme. Nuremburg: 1764-1773. 6 parts in 3 volumes. 4to (250 x 195 mm). 6 hand-colored engraved titles, 190 hand-colored engraved plates. Contemporary mottled calf. Joints starting, spine ends chipped, text block separating between parts 5 and 6 in volume III, lacking text tables following parts 3 and 6 (28 leaves). FIRST FRENCH EDITION of one of the most beautiful books dedicated to shells, illustrated with vividly hand-colored plates. Published in 6 parts between 1760 and 1773, this work was among Knorr's contributions to making Nuremberg a center of publishing for works on natural history during the 18th century. Nissen ZBI 2235. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 11, 2020
KNORR, GEORG WOLFGANG
Est: CHF300 - CHF500
Verlustiging der oogen en van den geest of verzameling van allerley bekende Hoorens en Schulpen, die in haar eigen kleuren afgebeeld zyn. Band 5 u. 6, Amsterdam, Erven van F. Houttuyn, 1773/75. 4°. S. 36–117 u. 12 nn. Bll. Register. Mit 70 altkol. Kupfertafeln. Halblederband der Zeit. - Die Tafeln in sehr guter, farbfrischer Erhaltung. Der Einband berieben und bestossen. Dem 5. Teil fälschlicherweise vorgebunden, Titelblatt des 2. Teils der holländischen Ausgabe von Buffons Naturgeschichte.
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