5157 - Ostade, Adriaen van

Ostade, Adriaen van The Farmer in the Doorway. Etching. 10.1 x 9.1 cm. Circa 1653. B. 9, Dutuit, Davidsohn, Godefroy, Hollstein 9 III (of IV), Giordani/Rutgers (New Hollstein) 40, probably III (of IV). A magnificent, vigorous, and harmonious print, likely made before the corners were rounded, with a very fine border around the plate edge in some places and cut into the plate in others. Along the upper margin, thin spots due to mounting with inconspicuous, partly retouched tears; the lower right corner is also slightly thin; one short tear on the left and one on the right; further marginal tears; small pencil annotations on the reverse; otherwise, a very fine copy overall. On the reverse, likely an old Colnaghi inventory number. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.