Lot 98: ANDREA ANDREANI (CIRCA 1558–1629) AFTER ALESSANDRO CASOLANI (1552-1606) Woman contemplating a Skull Block & Sheet 289 x 214 mm.

Name: ANDREA ANDREANI (CIRCA 1558–1629) AFTER ALESSANDRO CASOLANI (1552-1606) Woman contemplating a Skull Block & Sheet 289 x 214 mm.
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 6754de2952

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,500 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 10, 2019

Item Overview

Description

ANDREA ANDREANI (CIRCA 1558–1629) AFTER ALESSANDRO CASOLANI (1552-1606)
Woman contemplating a Skull
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from six blocks in black and five tones of grey, 1591, on laid paper, watermark Eagle in a Circle (Takahatake 23; Briquet 208, Pisa 1575-79), a fine, early impression of Takahatake's second, final state, trimmed to the borderline, lacking the dedication text below, window-mounted, some minor thin spots at the corners, traces of old adhesive along the sheet edges verso, otherwise in very good condition
Block & Sheet 289 x 214 mm.

Artist or Maker

Alessandro Casolani

Provenance

Friedrich Quiring (b. 1886), Eberswalde, Germany (Lugt 1041b).

Auction Details

Old Master Prints

Christie's

December 10, 2019, 10:30 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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