May 21, 2020 - Sale 2537

Sale 2537 - Lot 156

Price Realized: $ 9,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
GIORGIO GHISI
Venus and Vulcan at the Forge.

Engraving printed in black on reddish tan laid paper, circa mid 1550s. 192x312 mm; 7 3/4x12 3/8 inches. First state (of 4). Ex-collection Humble, 1798, according to an inscription in ink on the mount, verso (not in Lugt). A superb, early impression of this very scarce engraving with strong contrasts. Bartsch 54.