May 21, 2020 - Sale 2537

Sale 2537 - Lot 249

Unsold
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE
The Anglers.

Etching, circa 1653. 115x166 mm; 4 3/4x6 1/2 inches, thread margins. Fourth state (of 7). Ex-collection William Esdaile (Lugt 2617, upper right recto). A brilliant, richly-inked and early impression with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions of this subject. Bartsch 26; Godefroy 26.