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Saint Arsenius the Great (of Skete) in his cell, waving a basket
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ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT (GORINCHEM 1566-1651 UTRECHT)
Saint Arsenius the Great (of Skete) in his cell, waving a basket
with inscription ‘132.’ and ‘ge. [?] A. Bloemaart.’ (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, brown ink framing lines, incised for transfer, watermark letters ‘PAR’
5 x 3 3/8 in. (12.7 x 8.7 cm)
Saint Arsenius the Great (of Skete) in his cell, waving a basket
with inscription ‘132.’ and ‘ge. [?] A. Bloemaart.’ (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, brown ink framing lines, incised for transfer, watermark letters ‘PAR’
5 x 3 3/8 in. (12.7 x 8.7 cm)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, Amsterdam, 11 November 1996, lot 24.
with Kate de Rothschild, London.
with Kate de Rothschild, London.
Literature
J. Bolten, Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1565-1651. The Drawings, Leiden, 2007, I, no. 354, II, fig. 354.
Engraved
in reverse by Frederick Bloemaert, no. 32 of the second series of Sacred Thebaid (M.G. Roethlisberger, Abraham Bloemaert and his Sons. Paintings and Prints, Doornspijk, 1993, I, no. 592, II, ill.)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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