Allegories of the four Continents: Europe; Africa; America; and Asia
all four signed 'ATW: Fec:', inscribed respectively 'Europa', 'Africa', 'America' ,'Asia' and the first dated '1698'; black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown and red wash
184 x 129mm. (4)
Provenance
An unidentified collector's mark AB/V
J.N. Streep
G. Noteboom
Literature
P. Fuhring, no. 268-271
Further details
TO BE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE SALE OF OLD MASTER DRAWINGS (LOTS 150-179)
Lot Essay
Ricordi of the four paintings dated 1694 executed for the Stadtschloss, Berlin but moved after 1945 to the Kunstgewerbe Museum, East Berlin