Oude prenten – Gravures anciennesComplete set in first state of Collaert’s«Views of the environs of Brussels»205 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - ‘t Hof van Brussel [The Coudenberg Palacetowering over the city of Brussels]. [Antwerp, H. van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 20 cm (trimmed outside the platemark, small margins). Stuck bycorners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €Rare set of 12 pl. in first state of Collaert’s 24 «Views of the environs ofBrussels». This first edition published by Hans Van Luyck in Antwerp is notnumbered. Later editions by C.C. Visscher ascribed authorship to Hans Bol, butalso Jacob Grimmer is suggested as possible «inventor». The views representvillages, castles, and abbeys in an intimate, direct manner based closely onstudies from life. Their naturalistic approach differs from that of the imaginary,mythological panoramas produced by Italian landscape artists of the period. Bypublishing regional landscapes Van Luyck met the needs of a clientele who wasincreasingly more interested in regional geography. Printed within the imagesare sometimes titles identifying the places pictured on the respective plates.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert) 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.206 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - Etterbeek. [Antwerp, H. van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 19,8 cm (small margins). Stuck by corners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €A view of Etterbeek after a drawing by a follower of Hans Bol, preserved in analbum from the Harvard Art Museum’s Collection.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert): 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.207 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - Schaarbeek. [Antwerp, H. van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 20 cm (small margins). Stuck by corners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €View of the rural village of Schaarbeek.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert): 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.210 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - Elsen [Elsene]. [Antwerp, H. van Luyck,1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 20 cm (small margins). Stuck by corners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €Landscape with a milkmaid and women walking, carrying baskets on their head.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert): 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.211 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - Elsene bij Brussele [Ixelles, Brussels][Antwerp, H. van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 20 cm (small margins). Stuck by corners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €View of the rural hamlet of Opper-Elsene next to the wetlands of the Maalbeekvalley between the Abbey of La Cambre and Flagey Square.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert) 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.212 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - Seven Burre [Zevenborren]. [Antwerp, H.van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 20 cm (trimmed outside the platemark, small margins). Stuck bycorners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €View of the priory of Zevenborren that was, amidst the beautiful surroundings ofthe Sonian Forest, an ideal place to unwind for city dwellers.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert) 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.213 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - Sint Gieliis tot Brussel [Saint Gilles].[Antwerp, H. van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 20 cm (small margins). Stuck by corners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €208 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - The Castle of Rivieren at Ganshoren.[Antwerp, H. van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 20 cm (small margins). Stuck by corners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €After a drawing by a follower of Hans Bol, preserved in an album from theHarvard Art Museum’s Collection.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert): 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.209 [Flemish]COLLAERT, Hans - Cleijnen Bijgaerden [Petit-Bigard].[Antwerp, H. van Luyck, 1575-1580].Engraving, 14 x 19,8 cm (small margins). Stuck by corners under passe-partout.120 / 200 €View on the inn of Klein-Bijgaarden (Sint-Pietersleeuw).Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert): 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.View of the hilly area of Saint Gilles close to Altitude 100, one of the points ofhighest elevation in Brussels.Ref. Hollstein IV (Hans Collaert): 149-172. - A. Diels, «Wat d’yser can bemaelen».Prenten van de Antwerpse graveurs familie Collaert (1550-1630), Bruxelles,2005, cat. 12.66 • ARENBERG AUCTIONS • 19.10.2019
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