Old Master Through Modern Prints
The highlight of this wide-ranging event from our
Prints & Drawings department is
Tête de femme, de profil, 1905, an extremely early work by
Pablo Picasso,
executed when he was just 24 years old. Works by visionaries who shaped
the trajectory of twentieth century art will also be offered, including
Jean Arp,
Marc Chagall,
Salvador Dalí and
László Moholy-Nagy. Iconic works by
Thomas Hart Benton,
Martin Lewis represent American art movements from the same period.
Lot 424: Henri Matisse, Grand Masque, aquatint, 1948. Estimate $50,000 to $80,000.
Old Master Prints
Highlights from the dawn of printmaking include a premier selection of engravings by
Albrecht Dürer, as well as a rare engraving and stipple-engraving by Giulio Campagnola of
Saint John the Baptist, 1505. Self-portraits by
Rembrandt van Rijn include one
In a Cap, Laughing, 1630, as well as one
In a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress, circa 1642.
Also available is the four-volume set of
Giovanni B. Piranesi’s
Le Antichità Romane,
1756-84, featuring 220 engravings of ancient Roman structures. The book
took eight years to research and produce, and established Piranesi as
the authority in the field.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Abraham’s Sacrifice, etching & drypoint, 1655. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.
Lot 196: Giovanni B. Piranesi, Le Antichità Romane, set of 220 engravings in four volumes, 1756-84. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.
Lot 235: Eugène Delacroix, Tigre Royal, lithograph, 1829-30. Estimate $30,000 to $50,000.
Lot 231: Francisco José de Goya, Dibersion de España, lithograph, 1825. Estimate $60,000 to $90,000.
Picturing the Nineteenth Century
Important etchings by
Eugène Delacroix,
James Jacques Tissot and
James A.M. Whistler illustrate the variety of styles covered in the nineteenth century, along with
Francisco José de Goya’s
Dibersion de España, 1825, a lithograph from
The Bulls of Bordeau.