Lot Essay
To our knowledge no other impression of this print has been offered at auction within the last thirty years.
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Property from the Collection of Ulrich and Alfred Ochsenbein
CORNELIS MASSYS (CIRCA 1510 - 1556-57)
Venus and Cupid
Details
CORNELIS MASSYS (CIRCA 1510 - 1556-57)
Venus and Cupid
engraving, 1549, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of this rare print, trimmed to or just inside the borderline, a portion of the left sheet edge probably very skilfully remargined, a skilfully repaired paper split on Venus's belly, very pale time staining, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 82 x 66 mm.
Venus and Cupid
engraving, 1549, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of this rare print, trimmed to or just inside the borderline, a portion of the left sheet edge probably very skilfully remargined, a skilfully repaired paper split on Venus's belly, very pale time staining, otherwise in good condition
Sheet 82 x 66 mm.
Provenance
Giuseppe Storck (1766-1836), Milan, with his inscription in brown ink dated 1799 (Lugt 2318), and his inventory number 9399 verso;
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Literature
Bartsch 49; Hollstein 60
Brought to you by
Tim Schmelcher
International Specialist