Matthäus Merian I (1593-1650) - Raison and Sense of human

06
days
04
hours
01
minute
57
seconds
Current bid
€ 1
No reserve price
David Elberg
Expert
Selected by David Elberg

Spent five years as a Classic Art Expert and three years as a commissaire-priseur.

Estimate  € 150 - € 200
5 other people are watching this object
nlBidder 6513 €1

Catawiki Buyer Protection

Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details

Trustpilot 4.4 | 122713 reviews

Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.

Matthäus Merian I, Raison and Sense of human, a 1624 etching in landscape, on dense watermarked laid paper, plate size 13.8 × 15.8 cm, Germany, in excellent condition with plate signed.

AI-assisted summary

Description from the seller

Description:
Ratio et Oratio. Raison and Sense of human. A fool is yoked together with a donkey to pull a very heavy tree trunk forward. From the series Novae regionum aliquot amaenissimarum delineationes. Strasbourg, 1624. Wuthrich I, 24. Original edition before the numbering. Rare like all series of early landscape etchings by Merian. Made when he was some 30 years old.

Dimensions:
13,80 x 15,80 cm

Literature:
Wüthrich I.24

Medium:
Etching

Circa:
1624

Notes:
All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.

Condition:
Excellent sharp and early impression , very good inked. On a dense watermarked laid paper trimmed on plate border. In excellent condition.

Description:
Ratio et Oratio. Raison and Sense of human. A fool is yoked together with a donkey to pull a very heavy tree trunk forward. From the series Novae regionum aliquot amaenissimarum delineationes. Strasbourg, 1624. Wuthrich I, 24. Original edition before the numbering. Rare like all series of early landscape etchings by Merian. Made when he was some 30 years old.

Dimensions:
13,80 x 15,80 cm

Literature:
Wüthrich I.24

Medium:
Etching

Circa:
1624

Notes:
All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed.

Condition:
Excellent sharp and early impression , very good inked. On a dense watermarked laid paper trimmed on plate border. In excellent condition.

Details

Artist
Matthäus Merian I (1593-1650)
Title of artwork
Raison and Sense of human
Technique
Etching
Signature
Plate signed
Country of Origin
Germany
Year
1624
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
138 mm
Width
158 mm
Depiction/Theme
Landscape
Period
17th century
Sold with frame
No
BelgiumVerified
7974
Objects sold
100%
pro

Similar objects

For you in

Prints & Multiples