Lot Essay
The first drawing was attributed to Goltzius by Matthias Winner and dated by Reznicek to around 1605. The second drawing is dated before 1590.
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A female nude, three-quarter-length, gesturing to the left; and A study of Eve
Details
Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617)
A female nude, three-quarter-length, gesturing to the left; and A study of Eve
red chalk (2), pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash
1¼ x 1 in. (29 x 25 mm.); and 2¼ x x 1¼ in. (57 x 32 mm.) (2)
A female nude, three-quarter-length, gesturing to the left; and A study of Eve
red chalk (2), pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash
1¼ x 1 in. (29 x 25 mm.); and 2¼ x x 1¼ in. (57 x 32 mm.) (2)
Literature
A.K.J. Reznicek, 'Hendrick Goltzius, Drawings rediscovered, 1962-1992', Master Drawings, 1993, XXXI, 3, nos. 14a and 443a, figs. 3 and 70.