Lourens Alma Tadema - Hero, hand-colored heliogravure (beautifully framed) - Sold
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- Lourens Alma Tadema (1836-1912)
| Type of artwork | Prints (signed) |
| Year | 1899 |
| Technique | Serigraph |
| Support | Paper |
| Style | Romantic |
| Subject | Historic |
| Framed | Framed |
| Dimensions | 39 x 24 cm (h x w) |
| Incl. frame | 80 x 65 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Hand signed |
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Stunning, hand-signed work by Lourens (Sir Lawrence) Alma Tadema. In Great Britain, Alma-Tadema ranks alongside Rembrandt and Antoon (Sir Anthony) Van Dyck as the most admired “Dutch” painters. World famous for his romantic depictions of Classical Antiquity.
In Sestos, on the European side of the Dardanelles (the ancient Hellespont), lived Hero, priestess of the goddess Aphrodite. On the Asian shore, in Abydos, lived her lover Leandros. He could only visit his girlfriend at night, so he swam across the strait every night. Hero always lit a torch so that Leandros would know where to aim. Once the torch blew out and the swimmer lost his way. The next morning, Hero discovered the lifeless body of her drowned lover and jumped off a tower, dead.
Hand-coloured heliogravure on paper, signed in pencil, beautifully framed with triple, luxurious passe-partout and behind glass. All in very good condition. Provenance: Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge. Certificate of Authenticity and information booklet of the exhibition Lawrence Alma-Tadema: Antiquity in Print and Object are included.
Dimensions: 80cm x 65cm (incl. frame), 39cm x 24cm (inside passe-partout)
This item is preferably picked up. Shipping by courier is possible and can be arranged by the buyer with a courier of his/her choice (for example with Swift Couriers via the Kunstveiling website).
In Sestos, on the European side of the Dardanelles (the ancient Hellespont), lived Hero, priestess of the goddess Aphrodite. On the Asian shore, in Abydos, lived her lover Leandros. He could only visit his girlfriend at night, so he swam across the strait every night. Hero always lit a torch so that Leandros would know where to aim. Once the torch blew out and the swimmer lost his way. The next morning, Hero discovered the lifeless body of her drowned lover and jumped off a tower, dead.
Hand-coloured heliogravure on paper, signed in pencil, beautifully framed with triple, luxurious passe-partout and behind glass. All in very good condition. Provenance: Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge. Certificate of Authenticity and information booklet of the exhibition Lawrence Alma-Tadema: Antiquity in Print and Object are included.
Dimensions: 80cm x 65cm (incl. frame), 39cm x 24cm (inside passe-partout)
This item is preferably picked up. Shipping by courier is possible and can be arranged by the buyer with a courier of his/her choice (for example with Swift Couriers via the Kunstveiling website).
When purchasing, a work of art can always be picked up in Diemen (near Amsterdam, a few minutes from the A10 ring road), but only by appointment. The period for collection is very generous; you can possibly pick up the work weeks or even months later and, if possible, combine it with a visit to (the area around) Amsterdam for other matters. In that case, you will of course save on shipping costs. The only exception to the above is that if the seller at any time decides to ship the work free of charge , this is binding, i.e. the work cannot be picked up in that case. This will only happen in exceptional cases and the buyer will not run any financial risk.
| Condition | |
| Condition | Very good |
| Shipment | |
| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Diemen, The Netherlands |
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| Shipment | Due to its size or fragility, it is not possible to send this item via regular mail |
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