HOLLAR, Wenceslaus

Untitled (Laura facing left)

1660.

Etching. Inscribed upper left, Giorgione: inu: W. Hollar fecit 1660. 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches. Trimmed to neat line.

Striking portrait of an elegant woman shown half-length to left, with long dark hair parted in the middle and held in fabric, wearing a thin drop necklace, and a low-cut bodice fastened by ribbons, in a patterned fabric with puffed sleeves. Her arms are crossed below the bust. After Italian painter Giorgione.

Wenceslaus Hollar also known as Wenzel Hollar (1607 - 1677) was an accomplished Bohemian graphic artist of the 17th century, who spent most of his working life in England.

Language: Latin

Price: $650.00

Item #296556