Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)
$500
PHILIPP OTTO RUNGE (1777-1810)
Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)
the complete set of four engravings, on wove paper, without watermark, 1803-1805, from the second edition published in 1807, after the addition of the titles and artist’s name, fine, richly inked impressions, with very good clarity, even in the finest lines, a rare complete series in a remarkable state of preservation (only five other complete sets have been up for sale in the last two decades), each with margins, in generally good condition, framed
Largest Plate: 27 7⁄8 x 18 5⁄8 in (708 x 473 mm.)
Largest Sheet: 31 ½ x 22 in. (800 x 559 mm.)(4)