Oct 29, 2019 - Sale 2522

Sale 2522 - Lot 187

Price Realized: $ 13,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
CLAUDE GELLÉE, LE LORRAIN
Le Bouvier.

Etching and drypoint, 1636. 132x200 mm; 5 1/4x7 7/8 inches, narrow margins. Fourth state (A) (of 6). Ex-collection the Art Institute of Chicago (Lugt 32b, verso). A brilliant, early impression of this extremely scarce etching, with all the subtle tonal nuances and details distinct.

We have found fewer than 6 other lifetime impressions like the current work at auction in the past 30 years. Mannocci 18.