Contemporary, Fine, Folk and Outsider Art
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Lot 356
PIRANESI, Gioanni Battista (Italian, 1720 – 1778). The Man ...
Estimate: $700 - $900
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PIRANESI, Gioanni Battista (Italian, 1720 ? 1778). The Man on the Rack, plate 2 from ?Carceri d'Invenzioni" (Imaginary Prisons). Signed in the plate. Etching with engraving. Inscribed ?Presso l'Autore a Strada Felice vicino alla Trinit? de' Monti. Fogli Sedici, al prezzo di paoli venti." at bottom center of plate and ?II" and ?350" at top right in plate. Hinged to the backing board with strips of tape at each top corner, not laid down. A strip of old paper or gum tape adhered to verso along top margin. Paper oxidized, minor wear to edges, and foxing visible in margins. Plate 22 ? x 16 33/8". Sheet 25 ? x 19". Including mount 30 x 23 x 1/8".
