Auction 291: Prints | 8 November 2019
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

4 sheets: Grotteschi

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Lot 486N
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720 Venedig – Rom 1778
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Etching on laid paper with a “fleur-de-lis in a double circle” watermark (cf Robison wms 35-40). (1747-1748). Each c. 51.5 x 72.5 cm (sheet).

Result: € 5,625*

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Details

Focillon 20-23; Wilton-Ely 21-24; Robinson 21-23 je III (von V), 24 II (von IV); Ficacci 105-108.

Provenienz:
Sammlung Piraneseum in der Nähe von San Francisco.

Description

Prachtvolle, kontrastreiche Drucke der kompletten Folge. Vorhanden: Die Skelette – Der Triumphbogen – Das Grab des Nero – Die monumentale Platte. Vor allen Nummern und mit einem breiten Rand um die schön sichtbare Plattenkante. – Geglättete Bugfalte, verso leicht verstärkt. Papier überwiegend im Rand minimal nachgedunkelt und vereinzelt mit winzigen Fleckchen, kaum merkliche Randmängel, verso vereinzelt mit leichten Ausdünnungen. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten.

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

Prints

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