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A PEN, INK AND WASH DRAWING OF A WOODLAND HUNT SCENE WITH MYTHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Other Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
A PEN, INK AND WASH DRAWING OF A WOODLAND HUNT SCENE WITH MYTHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS

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Auction Date:2009 Mar 11 @ 07:00 (UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT)
Location:128 American Road, Morris Plains, New Jersey, 07950, United States
A PEN, INK AND WASH DRAWING OF A WOODLAND HUNT SCENE WITH MYTHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS

Unsigned, but an old ink note verso ascribing it to the German engraver Johann Georg Wille (1715-1808), to whose work it bears a strong resemblance. Depicting the hunt group being enticed by a semi-nude woman and her nude companion, who is feeding a strange gryphon-like creature, the sight of which has spooked the horse. Sight size 6 3/4"h x 9 1/4"w Slight scattered areas of staining, each corner with 1/2" paper loss where the edges were trimmed, and with repairs to each.