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ADRIAENVAN OSTADE
The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Boy
.
Etching, circa 1653-60. 155x131 mm; 6
1
/
8
x5
1
/
4
inches, thread margins. Fourth state (of 6).
Bunch of grapes watermark. Ex-collection Heneage Finch, Earl of Aylesford (Lugt 58,
verso). A superb, dark and early impression with very strong contrasts.
According to Godefroy, “Rare,” in this state. Bartsch 45; Godefroy 45.
[1,500/2,500]
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ADRIAENVAN OSTADE
The Barn
.
Etching and drypoint, 1647. 157x190 mm; 6
1
/
8
x7
1
/
2
inches. Eighth state (of 10). Ex-
collection d’Arenberg (Lugt 567, verso).With thread margins or trimmed on the plate
mark.A superb, richly-inked impression, with drypoint in the curved lines above the barrel
against the haystack.
With—
Saying Grace
, etching, 1653. 155x132 mm; 6
1
/
8
x5
1
/
4
inches. Fifth state (of 6). Bartsch
23 and 34; Godefroy 23 and 34.
[1,500/2,500]
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