Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
The Abduction of Ganymede by Jupiter, in the guise of an eagle, his dog barking below
Auction Closed
February 5, 05:23 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Jean Cousin the Younger
(Sens circa 1522 - 1594 Paris)
The Abduction of Ganymede by Jupiter, in the guise of an eagle, his dog barking below
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk, partly incised;
bears old attribution in brown ink, lower center: il vasari
bears further old attributions on the verso: Del Vasari and on the old mount: Giorgio Vasari Aretino
242 by 181 mm; 9 ½ by 7 ⅛ in. (oval)
With Hans Calmann, London, 1963 (according to the Landolt typescript catalogue),
from whom acquired by Dr Robert Landolt (1913-1008), Chur,
his sale, London, Christie's, Italian Drawings from The Robert Landolt Collection, 8 December 2020, lot 21 (as Italian (?) School, 16th Century);
sale, Paris, Tajan, 22 June 2021, lot 2 (as Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger);
sale, Vienna, Dorotheum, 28 September 2022, lot 140 (as Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger);
sale, Vienna, Dorotheum, 4 April 2023, lot 131 (as Attributed to Jean Cousin the Younger)
D. Cordellier, 'Jean Cousin père et Jean Cousin fils : compléments à leurs œuvres dessinés' in Peindre à Paris aux XVe-XVIe siècles, Silvana Editoriale, 2024, pp. 292-293, reproduced fig. 268 (as Jean Cousin the Younger)
