May 02, 2017 - Sale 2445

Sale 2445 - Lot 100

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
CLAUDE GELLÉE, LE LORRAIN
Mercure et Argus.

Etching, 1662. 160x217 mm; 6 3/8x8 5/8 inches, wide margins. Second state A (of 3). Ex-collection Emile Galichon (Lugt 856, verso); and Prince Soutzo (Lugt 2341, verso); with C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, 1954-55, with their original label. A very good, early, dark and evenly-printed impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Mannocci 42.