Five Still Lifes of Fruit and Vegetables

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ANONYMOUS DUTCH, MONOGRAMMIST IEN (LATE 17TH CENTURY?)
Five Still Lifes of Fruit and Vegetables
a set of five mezzotints with etching
late 17th century
on laid paper, without watermark
numbered 2 to 6 in the plates
fine, uniform impressions of these very rare still lifes
apparently unrecorded
printing strongly yet subtly, with plate tone
with small margins
some uneven time staining, and a few other defects
generally in good condition
Plate 52 x 94 mm.
Sheet 60 x 101 mm. (each)(5)

来源

Unidentified, partial inscription in brown ink verso (not in Lugt). (Plate 5 only)
Ducs d'Arenberg, Brussels and Nordkirchen, Westphalia (Lugt 567); probably in their sale, Christie's, London, 14 July 1902.
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.

Literature

Not in Nagler or Hollstein

Conditions of sale

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拍品专文

These extremely rare, possibly undescribed, little mezzotint still lifes of fruit and vegetables on a ledge gain their charm through the very pared-down compositions and unfussy style. Despite their apparent simplicity and minuscule scale, these prints have a great physical and sensual - almost erotic - presence.

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