Jean Cousin the Younger
The Abduction of Ganymede by Jupiter, in the guise of an eagle, his dog barking below
Auction Closed
February 5, 05:23 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Jean Cousin the Younger
(Sens circa 1522 - 1594 Paris)
The Abduction of Ganymede by Jupiter, in the guise of an eagle, his dog barking below
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk, partly incised;
bears old attribution in brown ink, lower center: il vasari
bears further old attributions on the verso: Del Vasari and on the old mount: Giorgio Vasari Aretino
242 by 181 mm; 9 ½ by 7 ⅛ in. (oval)
With Hans Calmann, London, 1963 (according to the Landolt typescript catalogue),
from whom acquired by Dr Robert Landolt (1913-1008), Chur,
his sale, London, Christie's, Italian Drawings from The Robert Landolt Collection, 8 December 2020, lot 21 (as Italian (?) School, 16th Century);
sale, Paris, Tajan, 22 June 2021, lot 2 (as Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger);
sale, Vienna, Dorotheum, 28 September 2022, lot 140 (as Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger);
sale, Vienna, Dorotheum, 4 April 2023, lot 131 (as Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger)
D. Cordellier, 'Jean Cousin père et Jean Cousin fils : compléments à leurs œuvres dessinés' in Peindre à Paris aux XVe-XVIe siècles, Silvana Editoriale, 2024, pp. 292-293, reproduced fig. 268 (as Jean Cousin the Younger)