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Property from the Collection of Ulrich and Alfred Ochsenbein
A Collection of Self-Portraits and Artists' Portraits
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A Collection of Self-Portraits and Artists' Portraits
comprising 44 prints in various techniques, 18th and early 19th century, including Joseph Bergler (1753-1829), Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, etching, 1802; and other portraits by Bergler; Johann Gottlieb Glume (1711-1778), Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, etching, 1747, apparently a proof before letters; and Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, etching, 1748; Anton Graff (1736-1813), Self-Portrait holding a Pen, etching; Warner Horstink (1756-1815), Self-Portrait holding a Drawing and a Pen, etching 1773; Joseph Fischer (1769-1822), Self-Portrait with an injured Foot, etching with aquatint, 1798, and a working proof of the same print, before aquatint; The Artist and his Wife on a Carriage, with an Easel, etching, and six other prints by Fischer; Cornelis van Noorde (1731-1795), Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, woodcut, 1748; and three other self-portraits by van Noorde, etchings, 1763 and 1765; Aleksandr Orlovsky (1777-1832), Self-Portrait with Pen and Sketchbook, lithograph, 1820; Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), Ritratto dell'Autore (Self-Portrait of the Artist in his Studio), etching; Ludwig Schwanthaler (1802-1848), Self-Portrait aged 23, lithograph; Cornelis Troost (1696-1750), Self-Portrait, mezzotint, after 1739, a proof before letters; and others, on various papers, some sheets with foxing, generally in good condition
412 x 339 mm. (and smaller)
(44)
comprising 44 prints in various techniques, 18th and early 19th century, including Joseph Bergler (1753-1829), Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, etching, 1802; and other portraits by Bergler; Johann Gottlieb Glume (1711-1778), Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, etching, 1747, apparently a proof before letters; and Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, etching, 1748; Anton Graff (1736-1813), Self-Portrait holding a Pen, etching; Warner Horstink (1756-1815), Self-Portrait holding a Drawing and a Pen, etching 1773; Joseph Fischer (1769-1822), Self-Portrait with an injured Foot, etching with aquatint, 1798, and a working proof of the same print, before aquatint; The Artist and his Wife on a Carriage, with an Easel, etching, and six other prints by Fischer; Cornelis van Noorde (1731-1795), Self-Portrait of the Artist drawing, woodcut, 1748; and three other self-portraits by van Noorde, etchings, 1763 and 1765; Aleksandr Orlovsky (1777-1832), Self-Portrait with Pen and Sketchbook, lithograph, 1820; Bartolomeo Pinelli (1781-1835), Ritratto dell'Autore (Self-Portrait of the Artist in his Studio), etching; Ludwig Schwanthaler (1802-1848), Self-Portrait aged 23, lithograph; Cornelis Troost (1696-1750), Self-Portrait, mezzotint, after 1739, a proof before letters; and others, on various papers, some sheets with foxing, generally in good condition
412 x 339 mm. (and smaller)
(44)
Provenance
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
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Tim Schmelcher
International Specialist