May 21, 2020 - Sale 2537

Sale 2537 - Lot 263

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI
Perspective of Roman Arches with Two Lions.

Etching, engraving and drypoint, 1749-50. 570x416 mm; 22 1/2x16 3/8 inches, wide margins. Second state (of 3), with the Roman numeral upper left. From Carceri d'Invenzione. A superb, richly-inked, early impression with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Hind 5; Robison 44.