Name: Antique Master Print-PISSING-EWE-SHEEP-Berchem-1646-1652
SKU: PICTURA-07133
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Antique Master Print-PISSING-EWE-SHEEP-Berchem-1646-1652

€145.00

‘6’

– Reverse copy after print titled: “Pissende ooi en schaap.” Two sheep stand near a tree; one is urinating. Originally engraved by Berchem as part of his animal studies series.

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SKU: PICTURA-07133 Category: Mammals Tags: Animals, Landscape

Description

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Pro Patria / Dutch garden.

Sheet size: 17.5 x 14 cm (6.89 x 5.51 inch). Image size: 17.5 x 14 cm. (6.89 x 5.51 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

EWE, URINATING SHEEP, ANIMAL ETCHING, DUTCH PRINT, BERCHEM, ANIMAL STUDY, 17TH CENTURY | PCO-E18-12

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Gerard Valck. Copy after Berchem’s Animalia ad vivum delineata et aqua forti aeri impressa Studio et Arte Nicolai Berchemi, ca. 1646-1652.

Reference: RP-P-1924-249; Bartsch 46 (copy); Hollstein Dutch 46-2(8) (copy).

Provenance: Collectionmark vE in circle = Pim van Eekelen (lugt 5101).

Biography artist: Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem (1620-1683), Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for pastoral scenes and idealized Italianate landscapes.