Lot 61
Lot 61
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, GERMANY
PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)

Big Fish eat little Fish

Price Realised GBP 37,800
Estimate
GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000
Closed: 21 Mar 2025
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PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)

Big Fish eat little Fish

Price Realised GBP 37,800
Closed: 21 Mar 2025
Price Realised GBP 37,800
Closed: 21 Mar 2025
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PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)
Big Fish eat little Fish
engraving
1557
on laid paper, watermark Gothic P and countermark small Gothic P with a Quatrefoil
a fine, tonal and atmospheric impression of this rare print
first state (of three)
published by Hieronymus Cock, Antwerp
printing strongly and richly, with good contrasts
with small margins
generally in good condition
Plate 228 x 295 mm.
Sheet 233 x 300 mm.
Provenance
Karl & Faber, Munich, 18-21 October 1965, lot 81.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bastelaer, Hollstein 139; Lari 134; New Hollstein (Bruegel) 31; New Hollstein (Heyden 146); Hollstein (Bosch) 23; Hollstein (Cock) 137.
J. van Grieken, G. Luijten, J. van der Stock, Hieronymous Cock - The Renaissance in Print, New Haven & London, 2013, no. 67 (another impression illustrated).
M. Bassens & J. van Grieken, Bruegel - The Complete Graphic Works, Brussels, 2019, no. 8 (another impression illustrated).
M. Bass & E. Wyckoff, Beyond Bosch - The Afterlife of a Renaissance Master in Print, Saint Louis Art Museum & Harvard University Art Museums, 2015, no. 11; p. 126-129 (another impression illustrated).
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