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Auction 27 April 2023 Prints & Drawings (Day 1) - Bruxelles

Bid on the lot list Arenberg Auctions : 27 April 2023 - 1-43 Dessins & peintures anciens 44-145 Gravures anciennes 146-253 Dessins & peintures XIXe-XXe s. 254-343 Gravures XIXe-XXe s. 344-361 Estampes japonaises 362-437 Affiches 438-485 Photographie  80 / 90 lots à l’heureFrais : 25% ( 27% via Drouot Live & Invaluable ) Bruxelles - Bruxelles

Prints & Drawings (Day 1)

Thursday 27 April 2023 - 13:00 (CEST) - Live

19/2 Rue aux Laines - B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgique

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Lot n° 1

Sandby, Paul

SANDBY, Paul (follower of) Kirkstall Abbey, near Leeds. C. 1750 Watercolour, 23.5 x 32.7 cm, laid paper, unsigned (laid down on paper support). Under passe-partout. A beautiful rendering of the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, a very popular touristic site during...

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Lot n° 2

Caricature of a French aristocrat....

Caricature of a French aristocrat. 18th c Pen and brown ink, 32,9 x 19,4 cm, laid paper, ms. note in pen "Mr. Mommozentimmontoir / Mr. Ecrivain a Chilly" (framing line cracked, cuts in margin, few light stains). Mounted on edges, under passe-partout....

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Lot n° 3

Christ on the Cross. 18th c Pen...

Christ on the Cross. 18th c Pen and brown ink, grey wash, 81,9 x 40,1 cm, vellum, unsigned, inscription "Jesus / Nazarenus / Rex / Judeorum" and "Amor Meus Crucifixus" (pinholes on edges, some discoloration and water stains). Large remarkable drawing...

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Lot n° 4

Göbell, Gerrit Hendrik

3 drawings. 18th-19th c 1. Göbell, Gerrit Hendrik - Seated man with dog. Early 19th c. Black chalk, brush and grey ink, heightened with white, 21,8 x 27,5 cm, blue wove paper, signed in pen "G. H. Göbell f" (few sm. stains, sm. tear at top right, label...

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Lot n° 5

Mother and child. 17th c Black...

Mother and child. 17th c Black chalk, heightened with white, framing line in black ink, 29,0 x 18,3 cm, blue laid paper, unsigned (few spots, waterstain at bottom left edge). Underlaid. Charming drawing of a woman with a child on her lap.

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Lot n° 6

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Lot n° 7

De Gheyn, Jacques II

DE GHEYN, Jacques II (after) 10 emblemata with Cupid in medallions. Early 17th c Pen and brown ink, watercolour, c. 14,3 x 15,0 cm, laid paper, unsigned, Latin text on recto, numb. and Dutch text on verso (few sm. stains, light folds on corners from former...

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Lot n° 8

Lairesse, Gerard de

DE LAIRESSE, Gerard (attributed to) Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan. 2nd half 17th c Red chalk, grey wash, underdrawing in black chalk, framing line in brown ink, 22,8 x 35,5 cm, laid paper with watermark (IHS with cross), (apocryphal?) signature at...

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Lot n° 9

Holbein, Hans II ; Hollar, Wenzel

HOLBEIN II, Hans (after) Noblemen fighting with Death. 2nd half 17th c Pencil, 11,3 x 18 cm, laid paper (trimmed at edges). Under passe-partout. 2 drawings on 1 sheet with men fighting the allegorical figure of Death. While the first fighting couple is...

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Lot n° 10

Van Strij, Jacob

VAN STRIJ, Jacob (attributed to) Rural landscape with hay cart. Late 18th c Watercolour, 7,0 x 12,3 cm, wove paper, unsigned (min. marg. tears). Under passe-partout (sl. toned and dampstained). Detailed, miniature view of a rural landscape during the...

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Lot n° 11

Van Strij, Jacob

VAN STRIJ, Jacob Man leaning on a cart. Late 18th c Black ink, grey wash, 44,0 x 27,2 cm, laid paper, apocryphal? ink signature at lower left. Under gilt frame (not studied outside frame). Large, skillful ink drawing depicting a farmer with a large hat,...

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Lot n° 12

Christ giving the keys to St Peter....

Christ giving the keys to St Peter. 18th c Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 18,4 x 35,6 cm, laid paper with unidentified watermark, unsigned (few spots, faded coll. stamp at bottom right, traces of former mount on verso). Good condition. Christ, surrounded...

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Lot n° 13

John the Baptist with the arms...

John the Baptist with the arms of the van Sengelbeeck family. 17th c Oil on copper, 16,1 x 11,3 cm (copperplate), 21,5 x 17,0 cm (frame), unsigned, on banderole of staff "ECCE AGNUS DEI", below arms "IN HOC BACUL. TRANSIVI" (few spots). In sculpted frame...

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Lot n° 14

Smiling seated satyr. 17th c Red...

Smiling seated satyr. 17th c Red chalk, 53,5 x 38,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (sm. lacks of paper at corners, upper right corner slightly stained). Prov Georges Petit.

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Lot n° 15

Studies of female saints and other...

Studies of female saints and other figures. 1st half 18th c Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, graphite, 30,4 x 39,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (sm. tear in upper edge, black and brown stains). The recto is dominated by 2 figures executed in pen and...

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Lot n° 16

Virgin and Child. C. 1700 Pen and...

Virgin and Child. C. 1700 Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 5,6 x 12,8 cm, laid paper with unidentified watermark, unsigned. Virgin and Child seated in the clouds, surrounded by putti and cherubs. Joined: Anonymous - Saint with cross. Pen and brown ink,...

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Lot n° 17

Hogenberg, Frans

HOGENBERG, Frans (after) Gerard Mercator. 17th-18th c Oil on canvas, 55,3 x 40,2 cm (visible), 68,5 x 53,4 cm (frame), unsigned, Latin title "GERARDUS MERCATOR / AETATIS. SUAE. LXII" (few sm. cracks, losses and retouching). In black and gilt wooden frame...

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Lot n° 18

Horemans, Jan Jozef I

HOREMANS, Jan Jozef I (attributed to) The inn keeper. C. 1720-1759 Red chalk, 26,5 x 10,3 cm (tipped at upper corners to modern blue backing sheet). Jan Jozef I Horemans (1682-1759) was an Antwerp artist known for his genre scenes but he also painted...

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Lot n° 19

Pompe, Jan Engelbert

POMPE, Jan Engelbert 4 pen drawings of genre scenes. Late 18th-early 19th c Pen and brown ink, c. 8,1 x 6,3 cm, laid paper, signed "J. E. Pompe. f." (few spots). Laid down on paper, mounted in passe-partout. Good condition. Refined drawings of people...

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Lot n° 20

Quellinus, Erasmus ; Thulden, Theodoor van

QUELLINUS, Erasmus (attributed to) Madonna and child in a cartouche. C. 1625 Pen and brown ink, red chalk, brown wash, heigthened with white, 18,6 x 15,2 cm, laid paper (some min. stains). Under passe-partout. Design of a decorative Baroque cartouche...

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Lot n° 21

Van Bree, Mattheus Ignatius

VAN BREE, Matthew Ignatius Study sheet. Late 18th-early 19th c Black chalk, 29,7 x 38,4 cm, blue laid paper, signed with stamp (L. 1881), ms. notes in pen and black chalk (few sm. stains, hole). Study of a dressed man and a diagram by the Antwerp Mattheus...

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Lot n° 22

Garden scene. 18th c Red chalk,...

Garden scene. 18th c Red chalk, 37,0 x 24,6 cm, laid paper with watermark (IHS in circle), unsigned (few spots, traces of former mount on verso, upper edge strengthened). Mounted on passe-partout. Dynamic sketch of a garden with several figures.

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Lot n° 23

Minerva. Early 17th c Pen and black...

Minerva. Early 17th c Pen and black ink, grey wash, 19,8 x 12,5 cm, beige laid paper, signed with monogram and title in goldpaint and red ink "MINERVA" (sm. part missing at left, sm. holes, sm. stains, sm. tears). Laid down on passe-partout. Refined drawing,...

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Lot n° 24

Portrait of a young man. Late 18th-early...

Portrait of a young man. Late 18th-early 19th c Black chalk, heigthened with white, 29,1 x 22,6 cm, blue wove paper, illegible signature (discoloured, few spots and light stains). Mounted on cardboard. Accomplished bust portrait of a charming young man...

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Lot n° 25

Study of a man. Late 17th-early...

Study of a man. Late 17th-early 18th c Black chalk, heightened with white, framing line in pen, 26,7 x 20,5 cm, beige laid paper, unsigned (flattend folds at right corners, few holes, few spots, traces of former mount on verso).

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Lot n° 26

The death of Sophonisba. 18th c...

The death of Sophonisba. 18th c Black ink, red chalk, grey wash, heightened with white, 33,7 x 28,5 cm, laid paper (few sm. creases). Laid down on passe-partout, under passe-partout. The noblewoman from Carthago is about to poison herself in order to...

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Lot n° 27

Two putti. 18th c Black and white...

Two putti. 18th c Black and white chalk, 23,2 x 30,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (unobtrusive water stain at bottom left). Laid down on cardboard. Scene of two putti leaning on a log, both pointing and looking to the left.

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Lot n° 28

Bruandet, Lazare

BRUANDET, Lazare (attributed to) 2 landscapes. Under gilt frames (not studied outside frame). 1. Study of an overgrown slope. Oil on canvas, 13,2 x 9,6 cm, canvas mounted on panel, unsigned (sl. cracked surface, min. marg. loss and scratches). - 2. highwaymen...

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Lot n° 29

Callot, Jacques

CALLOT, Jacques (after) A nobleman and a peasant. 17th c Pen and brown ink, c. 9,1 x 5,2 cm, laid paper, unsigned (few light stains). Laid down on paper. 2 pen drawings after etchings from the series "Les caprices" by Jacques Callot (1592-1635). Ref....

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Lot n° 30

Demarteau, Gilles ; Huet, Jean-Baptiste

DEMARTEAU, Gilles (after) Seated girl holding a basket and looking at a dog. 18th c Red chalk, black pencil, 28,5 x 22,6 cm, unsigned, black framed laid paper (dark spots in upper margin). Provided by Georges Petit.

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Lot n° 31

Parizeau, Philippe-Louis

PARIZEAU, Philippe-Louis (attributed to) A man and woman in antique dress. 2nd half 18th c Pen and black ink, brown wash, black chalk, 9,0 x 14,1 cm, laid paper, ms. note in pen on mount "Parizeau le père". Mounted on passe-partout. Good condition. The...

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Lot n° 32

Van der Meulen, Adam Frans

VAN DER MEULEN, Adam Frans (attributed to) Battle scene. 17th c Black chalk, heightened with white, framing line in black ink, 15,6 x 26,9 cm, blue laid paper, unsigned (few spots, sl. browned evenly). Underlaid. Dynamic sketch of a battle with soldiers...

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Lot n° 33

Battle scene. 17th c Black chalk,...

Battle scene. 17th c Black chalk, brown ink and wash, 23,8 x 14,2 cm, unsigned, numb. 3485 in pen (stamp visible on recto, some spots, few light stains, traces of former mount on verso). Mounted on cardboard. The shape of the composition suggests this...

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Lot n° 34

Franco, Giovanni Battista

Deposition of the Cross. 17th c Pen and black ink, grey wash, 22 x 31,5 cm, laid paper, unsigned (spotting, tear at bottom left corner, sm. tear at lower center, few sm. creases). Laid down on cardboard. Men carrying the dead body of Christ. Possibly...

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Lot n° 35

Presentation of Christ at the temple....

Presentation of Christ at the temple. 17th c Pen and brown ink, grey wash, 21,9 x 14,4 cm, laid paper, unsigned (some foxing, few light stains). Mounted on paper. Carefully washed pen drawing.

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Lot n° 36

The preaching of John the Bapstist....

The preaching of John the Bapstist. 18th c Pen and brown ink, grey wash, framing line in pen and brown ink, 14,2 x 9,8 cm, laid paper, unsigned (few spots). Mounted on paper.

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Lot n° 37

della Bella, Stefano

DELLA BELLA, Stefano (attributed to) Tree study. 17th c Brush and grey wash, framing lines in black ink, 22,0 x 15,2 cm, laid paper with unidentified watermark, unsigned. Under passe-partout. An elegant drawing of a tree. Most likely by a French artist...

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Lot n° 38

Parmigianino

PARMIGIANINO (follower of) Athena. Red chalk, 16,5 x 10 cm, laid paper, unsigned (sm. stains). Laid down on passe-partout.

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Lot n° 39

Adoration of the Magi, illuminated...

Adoration of the Magi, illuminated vellum leaf from a book of Hours. Paris? c. 1450 1 f. (15,5 x 11,5 cm), in Latin, 4 ll., in a brown Gothic hand (written area 2,5 x 6 cm). Under passe-partout and wooden frame: 26 x 21,5 cm (not studied outside frame)....

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Lot n° 40

Large illuminated "P" initial,...

Large illuminated "P" initial, with a short descender, on vellum leaf. Fragment extracted from an antiphonary or a gradual (?). France? c. 1500 1 f. (fragment 17 x 19 cm; initial 15,5 x 12 cm). Under passe-partout and wooden frame: 25,5 x 27 cm (not studied...

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Lot n° 41

The Pentecost, illuminated vellum...

The Pentecost, illuminated vellum leaf from a book of Hours. Paris? c. 1450 1 f. (15,1 x 11,6 cm), in Latin, 4 ll., in a brown Gothic hand (written area 2,5 x 5,5 cm). Under passe-partout and wooden frame: 26 x 21,5 cm (not studied outside frame). Well-executed...

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Lot n° 42

The Nativity. France 19th c. 1...

The Nativity. France 19th c. 1 f., 18,5 x 13,4 cm, vellum, 2 ll. written in a Neo-Gothic script. Very fine large illumination with a full decorated border made of acanthus heightened with liquid gold. The Virgin is holding the Child facing an angel in...

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Lot n° 43

Putto on ornamental base. 17th-18th...

Putto on ornamental base. 17th-18th c Polychromed and gilt wood, 57 x 31 x 19 cm, unsigned (some cracks and losses, repair at bottom left, few wormholes on verso). Charming Baroque sculpture of a putto with his loincloth mixing in with the ornamental...

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Lot n° 44

Brouwer, Adriaan ; Turchi, Alessandro ; McArdell, James

4 mezzotints. 17th-18th c 24,8 x 18,3 cm to 36,4 x 26,6 cm, laid paper, various conditions. Cupid and Psyche after Alessandro Turchi and published by John Smith, Interior of a blacksmith's forge by James McArdell after Adriaan Brouwer, etc.

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Lot n° 45

Smith, John ; Van Dyck, Anthony ; Faber, John II ; Faithorne, William II

FABER, John II. FAITHORNE, William II (after) Charles I. London John Bowles 1717 Mezzotint, 35.2 x 25.1 cm, laid paper, signed and dated "I. Faber Jun(io)r. fec. 1717.", address "Sold by Iohn Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornill.", Latin and English text...

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Lot n° 46

Faithorne, William

FAITHORNE, William Various religious prints. London R. Peake c. 1653-1660 72 engravings, c. 13,4 x 7,5 cm, laid paper (toned, occ. foxing). Good impressions with wide margins. 72 engravings (of 85) depicting scenes from the New Testament originating from...

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Lot n° 47

Green, Valentine ; West, Benjamin

GREEN, Valentine. WEST, Benjamin (after) Bayard. From the Original Picture in his Majesty's Collection. London J. Boydell 1774 Mezzotint, 51.4 x 63.4 cm, wove paper with unidentified watermark, signed "B. West Pinxit", "V. Green Mezzotint Engraver to...

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Lot n° 48

Cort, Cornelis ; Muziano, Girolamo

CORT, Cornelis. MUZIANO, Girolamo (after) St Francis receives the stigmata in the wilderness. Rome I. Orlandi 1602 Engraving, 42 x 54 cm, signed "C. Cort. f." and "Ioannis Orlandi formis Roma" (wide margins, sl. spotted, centerfold, 2 pinholes). Under...

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Lot n° 49

Dusart, Cornelis

DUSART, Cornelis A woman having her foot cupped. 1695 Etching, 25,9 x 17,9 cm, laid paper, signed and dated "Corn. Dusart. fe. et inv. 1695.", Dutch text (sl. foxed, light fold at bottom right, few light stains on edges, sm. tear at right edge). Good,...

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Lot n° 50

Goeree, Jan

GOEREE, Jan "Godtvrugtige almanach of Lof-gedachtenis der heyligen, op ijder dag van 't jaar. Gevolgt na den beruchten Sebastian le Clerc ...". Amsterdam s.n. 1730 4to: 3 engr. titles, 368 circular pl. (121, 125, 122) (some occ. light spotting). 19th-c....

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