Apr 18, 2024 - Sale 2666

Sale 2666 - Lot 165

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
CORNELIS BEGA
A Man Caressing the Young Hostess.

Etching, circa 1660. 227x175 mm; 9x7 inches, thread margins. Second state (of 2). A superb, richly-inked and early impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear.

Provenance: Johann Sigmund Bermann, Vienna, dated 1833 in ink verso (Lugt 235); Faber, with the name and dated 1850 in ink verso (Lugt 5014); unidentified collector, coat-of-arms with a knight black ink stamp verso (not in Lugt); unidentified collector, initials E.C.P. black ink stamp verso (not in Lugt); Dr. Marc Spitzer, Nuremberg, inscription in pencil, verso (not in Lugt). Hollstein 34.