Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767)
Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767)

Chamois in a rocky wooded Landscape

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Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767)
Chamois in a rocky wooded Landscape
signed and dated 'Johann Elias Ridinger del: 1758'
pencil, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash, brown ink framing lines
199 x 147 mm.
Provenance
Anon. sale, Karl & Faber, Munich, 3 November 1958, lot 7, illustrated.

Lot Essay

Ridinger, who studied with Georg Philipp Rugendas in Augsburg, became the leading 18th Century draughtsman and printmaker of animals in Germany. He established his own publishing house in Augsburg and many of his drawings were executed in series of prints.

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