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Adriaen van Ostade 1610-1685
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Description
- Adriaen van Ostade
- the two gossips (g., holl.40)
Etching, circa 1642, a fine impression of the second state (of five), with touches of burr, before the hatching at right of left woman's nose, with small margins, small remains of blue fibre in upper left margin, a small thin spot in lower margin; with g.36 and 37, first and second state respectively, with small margins, in good condition (3)
Provenance
g.37 ex coll. H Weber (L.1383), following an inscription in pencil verso M E Veltman (not in Lugt), Dr W Beck (L.2603c), following an inscription in pencil verso L A Koller (not in Lugt) and V Mayer (see L.2525)
Catalogue Note
This state of g.37 described by Godefroy as Très rare, and the impression mentioned by Godefroy.