Get ’em while they’re hot folks, right off the 17th century limited! Yes, here’s a smashing group of nifty older rare prints for your viewing pleasure:
200 YEAR OLD GRAPHITE DRAWING 1825 — $3,850.00
So here you see a graphite drawing — there were no pencils, just sharpened sticks of graphite at the time. This RARE PUBLISHED original drawing is dated 1824. It was at that time transferred to a copper plate, which can be seen in “SEAFARING VOYAGES”, Pembley’s Publishing, London, 1825. Provenance, Pamela Hatay-Stratton.
EDWARD MANET, “WINDMILL” — $2,200.00
This original Manet is an etching that is dated 1905. Technically, it’s an etching with aquatint printed on translucent “Foolscap Paper”, with some printing creases due to pressure of the etching roller. Professionally mounted by the printer onto Japan Paper for insertion into the book. There was a small edition of 100, printed in 1905. For reference, the catalog raisonne Number is 6084-T-BB.
THOMAS ROWLANDSON, GRAPHITE DRAWING — $8,500.00
I have here an original Thomas Rowlandson graphite cartoon drawing which was included in a popular French magazine in 1793. It was republished in 1810, in a book about political and medical humor, which is outlined pretty definitively in wikipedia, which has a large entry on him. It is signed also in graphite on the lower right of the drawing, beneath the woman, and its provenance is Pamela Hatay-Stratton. The caption is in French 18th century French.
U-188 JASPER JOHNS “0-9” — $18,500.00
Lithograph in colors on multicolored Mariposa Paper, 1978. 162mm x 126mm, full margins with deckled edges all four sides, no tears, no repairs, no damage, exactly as-issued by the artist, pencil signed JJohns lower right, pencil-numbered by the artist 43/60, lower left below image. Blindstamped. Provenance: SOTHEBY’S NEW YORK, auction11/02/99, Lot # 1118. Listed in Gordon’s #22869.
RENOIR “FEMME NU ASSISE” 1906″ — 38,500.00
Softground etching about 1906, only state. 188mm x 149mm on full margin stock, 195mm x 256mm, from the FIRST EDITION.
Published in Theodore Duret “L’Histoire des peintres et impressionistes” Paris, Floury, 1906, facing page 106. The ORIGINAL FOOLSCAP SEPARATOR with the title is included with the print. Impressions were made on Holland paper except for a small number printed in sanguine on Japan paper for the deluxe edition.
THIS IS THE EARLIER EDITION than the DeLuxe! It was later republished and bound into
“Die Impressionisten”, Theodore Duret, Berlin, B. Casirer, in 1909. Extremely rare thus, in First Edition prior to the DeLuxe Edition!
RENOIR, “BAIGNEUSE DEBOUT A MI-JAMBES, 1910 — $18,500.00
Etching about 1910, only state, 168mm x 112mm, published by Theodore Duret and bound into “Manet and the French Impressionists” London, G. Richards, 1910, of which this is an example.
It was then bound into Duret’s “Impressionistes”, 2nd edition, Paris, Floury, in 1919, but this example is much earlier, and finally, it was included in the third edition. There exist some posthumous, very worn out, restrikes of this etching, but they are very obvious.
This impression from Pamela Hatay-Stratton is a very very early state with extremely fresh drypoint and very heavy burr and inky edges around the as-yet uncleaned border, extremely rare, thus.
Binding and tissue are visible on the left edge of the paper, and the uncut margins measure correctly to indicate that it is from the very first earliest printing in 1910.
PIERRE AUGUST RENOIR “SUR LA PLAGE EN BERNEVAL” — $38,500.00
FIRST STATE before the plate was reduced, 180mm x 140mm. VERY RARE in FIRST STATE, with the bather in the right-middle of the water just beside the major figures in the composition.
The bather is significantly missing in the Second State and Third State, thus clearly identifying this impression as belonging to the First State, and an early part of that First State as well, indicated by the strong drypoint and burr on hair, under hat of right figure, and on front and back of crown of hat on the left figure and on the bather in the water indicate a very early impression in the First State, probably third or fourth impression taken.
SIGNED lower right, FULL MARGIN on untrimmed paper, with original binding evident on the left edge, with remnants of original binding thread lower left. This is a very important and very rare early impression from the gallery of Pamela Hatay-Stratton, and is seldom seen on the open market.
AUGUST RODIN “LE PRINTEMPS” — $1,850.00
Drypoint etching with heavy burr, indicating an early impression. Only State. Published in Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1902, Thorson iv, Delteil 4. Measures 5 1/4″ x 4″, from the collection of Pamela Hatay-Stratton, republished in Le Studio in 1903, but this earlier edition shows the heavy burr and pre-cleaning marginal toning, untrimmed and uncut margins and binding threads on left edge indicate the Beaux-Arts edition, thus RARE +++.
REMBRANDT B-57, “REST ON THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT, A NIGHT PIECE” — $12,500.00
A small not very common night piece with dramatic appeal. Unsigned and undated, about 1644, plate still in existence in Paris. This is the FOURTH STATE of eight known States.
Ass’s head on right branch of tree unshaded, shading added on branch of tree, burr on added shading. Ass’s head added at right; horizontal shading added lower right corner, much extra horizontal shading added to even up the lower right edge, two tiny diagonal right-left marks in upper right corner found on all subsequent states, and before the Watelet Retouch.
Etching with drypoint, H.208/BB44-2. Provenance, Llandaff Family Collection, Pamela Hattay-Stratton Collection, Lugt 1805. Thread margins, plate 58mm x 91mm, outside dimensions 62mm x 95mm.
REMBRANDT “SAINT JEROME IN A DARK CHAMBER” — $12,500.00
B-105, a fairly common plate, but a very UNcommonly rich and fresh impression, signed and dated REmbrandt f. 1642, Amsterdam. The plate is still in existence.Signed and dated, this is W/B105 Second State, a fine and profoundly rich impression printed with tone on paper bearing the Seven Provinces watermark, as expected.
Lugt 953, an important and richly printed piece seldom seen with all details as clear and sharp as they are here — unfortunately, the photo does not capture this.
REMBRANDT “LIEVEN VAN COPPENOL WRITING MASTER” CUT PLATE — $1,850.00
B-283, a rare plate uncut, but the cut plate is seldom seen in as rich an impression as this one, unsigned and undated, about 1658. The cut-down plate is still in existence.
This is the NINTH STATE of eleven known States, and the large plate has now been cut down into 159mm x 133mm, head only, with no additional retouching. Background is very strong and dark, very rich tones, impression is sharp and clear, same as 8th State. Bjorkland state vi/vi, Hind vi/vi Nowell-Usticke has this state as ix/xi.
RUISDAEL “THREE PEASANTS WITH A ROW OF HOUSES” — $9,500.00
This unusual and delightful Ruisdael landscape etching is one of the finest and clearest impressions I have ever seen of it. The Japan paper is wide margins with no repairs, and is extremely hard-to-find in any condition. NO mounting marks that I can see on it.
ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE “SMOKER AT THE WINDOW” — $38,500.00
An incredibly rich and fine posthumous sanguine-ink impression. I prefer the sanguine to the earlier black ink prints produced by Ostade in his lifetime. The sanguine prints are very superior, and really show off the fine etching work of Ostade, who was a great etcher, but a lousy printer.
No tears, no repairs, strongly printed with full wide book margins, with book mountings still in place, rare in this state, and perfect for a float-mounted presentation.
ADRIAN VAN OSTADE “WOMAN WINDING UPON A REEL” — $3,600.00
A fine, rich impression in sanguine ink on full margins Japan Paper. A beautiful and highly desirable etching circa 1650, no tears, no repairs, no stains and no foxing, rare thus.
ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE “MAN & WOMAN CONVERSING IN THE STREET” — $3,600.00
A fine, rich impression with subtle tones, printed in sanguine ink on full margins Japan Paper. A beautiful and highly desirable etching circa 1650, no tears, no repairs, no stains and no foxing.
ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE “FIDDLER & HURDY GURDY BOY” — $38,500.00
An incredibly rich and fine posthumous sanguine-ink impression. I prefer the sanguine to the earlier black ink prints produced by Ostade in his lifetime. The sanguine prints are very superior, and really show off the fine etching work of Ostade, who was a great etcher, but a lousy printer.
No tears, no repairs, strongly printed with full wide book margins, with book mountings still in place, rare in this state, and perfect for a float-mounted presentation.
Well, that’s the lot. I’ll be posting these soon on eBay, once I’ve gotten up the stuff for a dollar — those are for YOU, so they’re my first priority. Dollar auctions must happen, and a lot of folks are happy today that they bid one dollar for what they got!!!
Okay, time to get back to the Godd Particle — we’re hoping things will go well in testing…
See You At The Top!!!
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