Apr 28, 2011 - Sale 2245

Sale 2245 - Lot 11

Price Realized: $ 2,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
JACQUES CALLOT
Le Martyre de St. Sébastien.

Etching, circa 1630. 160x320 mm; 6 3/8x12 3/4 inches. First state (of 2), before the addition of Israel's name. Crowned double letter C with the cross of Lorraine watermark (Lieure 29-30, which he calls for on first state impressions of this subject). Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark. A very good, well-inked impression with strong contrasts; scarce in this early state. Lieure 670.