Some prints sold to museums

Some prints from our gallery purchased by institutions

SOLD TO THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

Jan van de VELDE II (c. 1593 - 1641): The Market

Etching and engraving, 95 x 1270 mm and 95 x 1260 mm. Hollstein 139 to 146, 1st state (of 2); Franken-Kellen 100 to 107.

Uniform set of the two complete series in 1st state impressions, published by Jan van de Velde II, before the address of Claes Jansz. Visscher.

Extremely rare complete set consisting of two series of four plates each intended to be joined together in two strips.

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SOLD TO THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON

Cornelis CORT (1533/36 - 1578): The Lament of the Art of Painting

Engraving printed from two plates, after Federico Zuccaro (1540/42 - 1609), 679 X 540 mm.

Bierens de Haan 221, New Hollstein 212.

Very rare.

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SOLD TO LES ARCHIVES DEPARTEMENTALES DE LA SEINE-MARITIME

Geoffroy DUMONSTIER (fl. c. 1535-1573): The Crowned Virgin in a niche - 1543

Etching, 228 x 127 mm. IFF 11B, Robert-Dumesnil 12, Zerner GD 12.

Extremely rare. We only know of three other impressions.

Two are at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, one at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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SOLD TO THE BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE thanks to the Amis de la BnF (Vitry donation)

Jan Cornelisz. VERMEYEN (1500 - 1559): Henry II, King of France - 1555

Etching and engraving 146 x 105 mm. Hollstein 9, Popham 11, Horn A120, Passavant 9, Wurzbach 3.

A very rare impression. Hollstein mentions only two impressions, one of which was destroyed during the Second World War (formerly kept in Berlin),

the other now kept at the Rijksmuseum (RP-P-1910-2325).

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SOLD TO THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON

Félix BUHOT (1847 - 1898): Ex-libris : papillon et libellule - 1877

Etching and aquatint, 110 x 138 mm. Bourcard/Goodfriend 20, 2nd state (of 3).

Superb and exceptional impression printed in black on yellow canary-yellow tinted Chinese wrapping paper from the firm of Yuishing of Canton,

covered with ideograms and floral ornaments printed in red and a semiset of golden sequins.

Provenance : Eugène Daurand Forgues (1857-1933), his collection mark printed in red at the bottom (Lugt 743a).

See the description on the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's website.

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SOLD TO THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

Jean-Étienne LIOTARD (1702 - 1789): The Large Self-Portrait - c. 1778/1781

Roulette and engraving over mezzotint, 466 x 394 mm (sheet). Rœthlisberger and Loche 522, 1st state (of 2), before the letter in the lower margin of the copperplate.

Provenance: Jean-Étienne Liotard, then by descent within the artist’s family..

Scarce impression with an exceptional provenance.

See the description on The Art Institute of Chicago's website

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SOLD TO THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART

Suzanne VALADON (1865 - 1938) : Louise nue sur le canapé - 1895

Soft ground etching, 248 x 284 mm. Petrides E4

Impression exceptionally printed with monotype colouring in brown and ginger.

Provenance: Henri Marie Petiet (1894-1980).

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SOLD TO THE MUSÉE D'ART ET D'HISTOIRE, GENEVA

Jean-Étienne LIOTARD (1702 - 1789): Self-Portrait as a Young Man - ca. 1731

Etching, counterproof. Tilanus 1; Roethlisberger and Loche 18.

Very scarce impression of the first etched self-portrait by Liotard.

Provenance: Soliman Lieutaud; Hippolyte Destailleur.

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SOLD TO THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO

Enea VICO (1523 – 1567): Rhinocerus - 1542

Engraving after Albrecht Dürer's woodcut. Bartsch 47. Impression with the address
of the first publisher, Antonio Salamanca (1478-1562), the date 1542 replaced with 1548.
Extremely rare.

See the description on The Art Institute of Chicago's website

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SOLD TO THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM

Jean DUVET (1485 - after 1561): Saints Sebastian, Anthony, and Roch

Engraving, ca. 1550/1555. Very fine impression of this rare and superb engraving,
" typical of the artist’s Spätstil " (Colin Eisler).

See the description on the Rijksmuseum's website.

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Ugo da CARPI (1480 - 1523): Sacrificio del patriarca Abraham - ca. 1514-1515

Monumental woodcut (800 x 1020 mm) printed from four woodblocks.
Fine impression of the 4th edition (of 8 according to J. Rapp). Extremely rare.

See the description on the Rijksmuseum's website

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SOLD TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON

Renée Élisabeth MARLIÉ-LÉPICIÉ (1714 - 1773):
The Four Elements, Represented by Young Boys

Pleasant and very rare complete series of four plates engraved after Edme Jeaurat.

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SOLD TO THE BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE
(Réserve du Département des Estampes et de la Photographie)

Rodolphe BRESDIN (1822 - 1885) : Le Chevalier et la Mort - 1866

Very scarce proof of the 1st state (of 3), before further work, mainly in roulette.

See the description on the Bibliothèque nationale de France's website

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SOLD TO THE BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE
(Réserve du Département des Estampes et de la Photographie)

Charles MERYON (1821 - 1868) : Bain-froid Chevrier dit de l’Ecole - 1864

Important impression dedicated by Charles Meryon
To Mr. Gaudu Managing Director of the Bain-Froid Chevrier ;
as a feeble token of my gratitude, for the warm welcome I received in this Establishment [...]

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SOLD TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM