Apr 25, 2012 - Sale 2277

Sale 2277 - Lot 63

Price Realized: $ 3,840
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
CHRISTOFFEL JEGHER (after Rubens)
The Temptation of Christ by the Devil.

Woodcut, circa 1630. 323x430 mm; 12 3/4x17 inches, thread margins. Second state (of 3). Ex-collection unknown collector, Gothic letter P in a circle black ink stamp verso (not in Lugt). A superb, evenly-printed impression with strong contrasts on thin, cream laid paper. Hollstein 6.