Master Prints from a Norwegian Private Collection
A rich diversity of images from myth, history, religion and the natural world constitute the 200+ prints in this remarkable single-owner sale formed by a Norwegian private collector. The prints were acquired over many decades from the world’s leading dealers and auction rooms, and reflect the collector’s passion for five hundred years of European printmaking.
With nearly every major school represented, the sale features particularly fine groups of works by Albrecht Altdorfer, Jacques Callot, Wenceslaus Hollar, Eugène Delacroix, Walter Sickert and Ferdinand Staeger. A variety of media are represented, with excellent examples of more unusual techniques including chiaroscuro woodcut, crayon-manner etching, coloured mezzotint, and even gypsographie.
Many of the prints were acquired in excellent condition and have remained well preserved, protected from light and climatic changes. Provenance is another highlight of the sale, with previous collections including those of Joshua Reynolds, Sir Edward Astley, Hans von Aufsess, the Albertina and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Estimates range from £50 to £2000 thus offering a rare opportunity for seasoned collectors and new enthusiasts alike to acquire a true ‘piece of history’ by some of the most innovative and imaginative artists of the printed image.
Lot 14 - * DOMENICO BECCAFUMI (CORTINE IN VALDIBIANA MONTAPERTI 1484-1551 SIENA)
Sold for £2,125
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Lot 15 - * DOMENICO BECCAFUMI (CORTINE IN VALDIBIANA MONTAPERTI 1484-1551 SIENA)
Sold for £688
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Lot 22 - * ANONYMOUS AFTER JACOPO TINTORETTO (VENICE 1519-1594)
Sold for £400
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Lot 30 - * POSSIBLY WERNER VAN DEN VALCKERT (THE HAGUE 1580/85-1627 AMSTERDAM)
Sold for £1,750
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Lot 46 - * ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS COLLIGNON (NANCY C.1609-1687 ROME)
Sold for £100
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Lot 48 - * SCHELTE ADAMSZ. BOLSWERT (BOLSWARD C. 1586-1659 ANTWERP)
Sold for £62
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Lot 53 - * JACOBUS NEEFFS (ANTWERP 1610-AFTER 1660) & ANTHONY VAN DYCK (ANTWERP 1599-1641 LONDON)
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 69 - * ALLAERT VAN EVERDINGEN (ALKMAAR 1621-1675 AMSTERDAM)
Sold for £500
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Lot 75 - * HANS ULRICH FRANCK (KAUFBEUREN C. 1590-1675 AUGSBURG)
Sold for £262
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Lot 76 - * MARCUS DE BYE (THE HAGUE 1639-1688) AFTER PAULUS POTTER
Sold for £162
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Lot 89 - * JOHANNES DE GROOT II (1688/89-AFTER 1776) AFTER FRANS HALS
Sold for £400
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