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 100 - * CHRISTIAN WILHELM ERNST DIETRICH (WEIMAR 1712-1774 DRESDEN)
Sold for £62
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Lot 102 - * CORNELIS PLOOS VAN AMSTEL (WEESP 1726-1798 AMSTERDAM)
Sold for £350
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Lot 103 - * CORNELIS PLOOS VAN AMSTEL (WEESP 1726-1798 AMSTERDAM)
Sold for £125
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Lot 110 - * GAETANO GANDOLFI (S. MATTEO DELLA DECIMA 1734-1802 BOLOGNA)
Sold for £375
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Lot 111 - * GAETANO GANDOLFI (S. MATTEO DELLA DECIMA 1734-1802 BOLOGNA)
Sold for £325
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Lot 112 - * JACQUES FABIEN GAUTIER D'AGOTY (MARSEILLE 1716-1785 PARIS)
Sold for £250
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Lot 113 - * JACQUES FABIEN GAUTIER D'AGOTY (MARSEILLE 1716-1785 PARIS)
Sold for £1,375
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Lot 119 - * LOUIS MARIN BONNET (PARIS 1736-1793 SAINT-MANDÉ, VAL-DE-MARNE)
Sold for £250
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Lot 124 - * RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON (ARNOLD 1800-1828 LONDON)
Sold for £225
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Lot 132 - * HONORÉ VICTORIN DAUMIER (MARSEILLE 1808-1879 VALMONDOIS)
Sold for £150
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Lot 141 - * JAMES JACQUES JOSEPH TISSOT (NANTES 1836-1902 CHENECEY-BUILLON)
Estimated at £500 - £700
Lot 142 - * JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (LOWELL 1834-1903 LONDON)
Sold for £200
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Lot 154 - * JAPANESE SCHOOL, EDO PERIOD (1603-1868) SCHOOL, EDO PERIOD
Sold for £162
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Lot 156 - * PIERRE HENRY FERDINAND MASSIGNON, CALLED PIERRE ROCHE (PARIS 1855-1922)
Sold for £625
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Lot 176 - * FREDERICK LANDSEER GRIGGS, RA RE FSA (HITCHIN 1876-1932 CHIPPING CAMPDEN)
Sold for £250
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Lot 177 - * FREDERICK LANDSEER GRIGGS, RA RE FSA (HITCHIN 1876-1932 CHIPPING CAMPDEN)
Sold for £400
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