Lot: 291
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Venice - 1778 ibid)
'Carcere oscura' and 'Galleria grande di Statue...', around 1743/44 (printed from 1830 or around 1785 - 1835)
2 sheets of etchings on vellum. 40.5 x 26.0 cm or 39.5 x 27.3 cm (passe-partout cutout), each 65.5 x 51.0 cm (frame). Each framed under glass in a passe-partout. Both from the Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive series.
Not de-framed.
Hammer Price: 380 €
166B - Modern Art
30. November 2022 at 3:00 PM CET
30. November 2022 at 3:00 PM CET
Literature:
Cat. raisonné Robison 1986, No. 3 State VI or No. 2 State IV.
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