Lot 8
Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617)
Hercules killing Cacus
Hammer Price: £6,000
Description
Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617)
Hercules killing Cacus
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black, yellow and dark olive-green, 1588, an excellent impression of New Hollstein's variant Ie (of III), on laid paper with indistinct circular watermark, possibly a postal horn or crossbow within a circle, sheet 406 x 330 mm (16 x 13 in), central horizontal drying crease, some expert repairs to splitting and old folds, mainly visible verso or under raking light, trimmed to or just outside the borderline (unframed)
Literature:
New Hollstein 304
⁂ The largest and one of the earliest chiaroscuro woodcuts from Goltzius's workshop. A mannerist tour de force showcasing Goltzius's ability rendering the human form, as well as the artistic possibilities of chiaroscuro.
Description
Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617)
Hercules killing Cacus
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black, yellow and dark olive-green, 1588, an excellent impression of New Hollstein's variant Ie (of III), on laid paper with indistinct circular watermark, possibly a postal horn or crossbow within a circle, sheet 406 x 330 mm (16 x 13 in), central horizontal drying crease, some expert repairs to splitting and old folds, mainly visible verso or under raking light, trimmed to or just outside the borderline (unframed)
Literature:
New Hollstein 304
⁂ The largest and one of the earliest chiaroscuro woodcuts from Goltzius's workshop. A mannerist tour de force showcasing Goltzius's ability rendering the human form, as well as the artistic possibilities of chiaroscuro.
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