May 02, 2002 - Sale 1934

Sale 1934 - Lot 54

Price Realized: $ 1,380
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
CLAUDE MELLAN
Le Sainte Face (Veronica's Veil)<>.

Engraving, 1649. 433x306 mm; 17x12 3/8 inches, small margins. Second state (of 2). The name C Filiate with a heart watermark. Ex-collection Groosh Museum, Schwerin, ink stamp verso (not in Lugt). A very good, evenly printed impression of this important print, with strong contrasts.

Mellan's chef d'oeuvre<>, achieved by one continuous circular line. LeBlanc 33.