A GROUP OF 36 EROTIC HELIOGRAVURES BY MIHALY VON ZICHY (HUNGARIAN 1827-1906) FROM 'LIEBE' PORTFOLIO
A GROUP OF 36 EROTIC HELIOGRAVURES BY MIHALY VON ZICHY (HUNGARIAN 1827-1906) FROM 'LIEBE' PORTFOLIO
comprising 36 original heliogravures and 4 facsimiles
each full sheet measuring 23 x 29 cm (9 x 11 3/8 in.), smallest image measuring 16 x 14 cm (6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.), largest 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
each signed in plate, some also titled in plate
LOT NOTES
Mihaly von Zichy was born in Austro-Hungaria and studied in Budapest and Vienna before he moved in 1847 to St. Petersburg, where he made a very successful career for himself as an artist and illustrator. He was also very well known for his graphic works. In St. Petersburg, Zichy studied drawing with Princess Ekaterina Mikhailovna. Many of his works dealt with the daily lives of the Czar and his circle, as well as motifs from Russian literature and Hungarian poems. The cycle 'Love' is one of his most famous and rarest erotic works. It was first published in 1911 as an illustrated album, titled Liebe. The drawings themselves were originally owned by Tsar Alexander II, since Zichy was a painter to the Russian court.
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A GROUP OF 36 EROTIC HELIOGRAVURES BY MIHALY VON ZICHY (HUNGARIAN 1827-1906) FROM 'LIEBE' PORTFOLIO
comprising 36 original heliogravures and 4 facsimiles
each full sheet measuring 23 x 29 cm (9 x 11 3/8 in.), smallest image measuring 16 x 14 cm (6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.), largest 20 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
each signed in plate, some also titled in plate
LOT NOTES
Mihaly von Zichy was born in Austro-Hungaria and studied in Budapest and Vienna before he moved in 1847 to St. Petersburg, where he made a very successful career for himself as an artist and illustrator. He was also very well known for his graphic works. In St. Petersburg, Zichy studied drawing with Princess Ekaterina Mikhailovna. Many of his works dealt with the daily lives of the Czar and his circle, as well as motifs from Russian literature and Hungarian poems. The cycle 'Love' is one of his most famous and rarest erotic works. It was first published in 1911 as an illustrated album, titled Liebe. The drawings themselves were originally owned by Tsar Alexander II, since Zichy was a painter to the Russian court.
CONDITION
N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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