Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685)
“Village Festival under a Tree” (aka “La
fête sous le grand arbre” [Barsch title]), c1654,
published in Haarlem. This impression is from an edition published in the
1700s.
Etching on fine laid paper trimmed along
the platemark and backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet/plate) 12.8 x 23.2 cm;
(image borderline) 12.2 x 22.5 cm
Inscribed on plate on the portrayed flag
of the inn: "Av. o."
State iii (of iii/iv) with the smudge
along the tree to the right of the church-tower erased (see the BM’s impression
of state iii: BM No. 1980,U.1687; compare this with the smudge on the tree
shown in the state ii impression held by the Rijksmuseum: RP-P-1972-262).
TIB 1.48 (380) (Leonard J Slatkes [ed.]
1978, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Netherlandish Artists”, vol. 1, Abaris Books,
New York, p. 359); Davidson 48 iii & iv/iv; Godefroy 48 iii & iv/iv;
Boon-Verbeek 18 iii/iii; Hollstein 48.III.
The British Museum offers the following
description of this print:
“The village fair. A gathering of
peasants in front of an in [sic] and dancing and drinking, a street-seller or
quack doctor selling his wares to a small crowd at centre, a horse-drawn cart
heading towards a church at left, groups of peasants gathering under awnings in
left background”
Condition: richly inked and well-printed
impression trimmed along the platemark and backed with a support sheet of
archival (millennium quality) washi paper. The sheet is in excellent condition
(i.e. there are no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains or foxing, but there
are minor signs of use).
I am selling this very strong early
impression of one of Adriaen van Ostade’s most famous etchings, for AU$423 in
total (currently US$306.21/EUR269.93/GBP238.90 at the time of posting this
listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of
course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If you are interested in purchasing this
remarkably fine impression executed by one of the truly great masters of the
17th century, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will
send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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