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Adriaen van Ostade
The Singers

1667

$20,000
£15,163.81
€17,703.04
CA$28,598.05
A$29,038.97
CHF 16,577
MX$350,886.49
NOK 194,723.90
SEK 194,192.62
DKK 132,344.37

About the Item

The Singers (4th State), 1667 Etching printed with tone 240 x 190 mm.; 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches Provenance: W. Benoni White (Lugt 2592) Karl Herweg (not in Lugt) References: Godefroy 19 IV/VII Hollstein 19 IV/VII Pelletier, Georgia Museum of Art, 1994: nos. 46 and 47 Notes: A very fine impression of the rare 4th state (of seven) of this major Van Ostade. Godefroy illustrates differences between this 4th state and the following 5th state. In the latter state, there are several “escaped lines”, going obliquely from left to right, directly above the central post. These lines are not visible in the 4th state. Ostade was one of the most important of the printmakers within the Rembrandt circle. His prints, avoiding religious subjects, depicted beggars, peasants and artisans. Combining great artistic sensitivity with thorough mastery of the medium of etching, Ostade etchings present a unique artistic panorama of life in seventeenth-century Holland. Pelletier (S. William Pelletier, Adrian Van Ostade, U. of Georgia, 1994) calls The Singers (p. 111): ...One of Ostade’s most impressive works...The etching exemplifies Ostade’s superb handling of chiaroscuro, especially in state IV...
  • Creator:
    Adriaen van Ostade (1610 - 1685, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    1667
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU36532707191

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