PHILIPS GALLE (1537-1612) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (CIRCA 1525-1569)

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

Price realised GBP 12,600
Estimate
GBP 4,000 – GBP 6,000
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PHILIPS GALLE (1537-1612) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (CIRCA 1525-1569)

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

Price realised GBP 12,600
Price realised GBP 12,600
Details
PHILIPS GALLE (1537-1612) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (CIRCA 1525-1569)
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
engraving
circa 1560
on laid paper, watermark Jug
a very fine, rich and dark impression
printing with great contrasts and depth
with small margins
generally in good condition
Plate 224 x 295 mm.
Sheet 232 x 300 mm.
Provenance
With Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Los Angeles.
Private Collection, Los Angeles; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
New Hollstein 4 (Bruegel); New Hollstein 147 (Galle)
M. Bassens & J. van Grieken, Bruegel - The Complete Graphic Works, Brussels, 2019, no. 27.

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