Lot 6818 - W258 Old Master Prints & Drawings (West) - Friday, 28. September 2018, 9.30 AM
LAKE ZURICH - KÜSSNACHT.
Johann Jakob ASCHMANN (1747 Thalwil 1809).
Series of four views of the flooding of Küssnacht on Lake Zurich on 8. July 1778. Comprising: 1. Depiction of the village of Küssnacht on Lake Zurich prior to the flooding. 2. Depiction of the village of Küssnacht on Lake Zurich on the eve preceding the flooding. 3. Küssnacht on Lake Zurich on the morning of the flooding on 8 July 1778. 4. The destruction and flooding of Küssnacht on Lake Zurich of 8 July 1778 in the evening. J.J. Aschmann, painter in Thalwil.
Four copper engravings.
Each ca. 16 x 26 cm.
Excellent, strong, clear and uniform prints, each with a margin. Fine around the edge of the plate and/or trimmed up to the margin. Some foxing. Otherwise, in almost pristine condition. - Rare.
CHF 200 / 300 | (€ 210 / 310)
Sold for CHF 438 (including buyer’s premium)
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