Sale 2460 - Old Master Through Modern Prints, November 2, 2017

91 c CLAUDE GELLÉE, LE LORRAIN La Danse sous les arbres . Etching, circa 1637. 139x198 mm; 5 1 / 2 x7 7 / 8 inches, thread margins. Fourth state (A) (of 7), before the scratch through the highest of the three birds in the sky upper center. A very good, well-inked impression of this scarce etching. Mannocci 19. [2,000/3,000] 92 c CLAUDE GELLÉE, LE LORRAIN Berger et bergère conversant . Etching, circa 1651. 201x264 mm; 8x10 3 / 8 inches, thread margins. Fifth state (B) (of 7), with the short diagonal scratch on the shepherdess’s left leg. A superb, evenly- printed impression with strong contrasts. Mannocci 41. [1,000/1,500] 91 92