Christian Wilhelm Dietrich
The Blind Beggar, 1757
Chiaroscuro woodcut
20.3 x 16.5 cm
LOPF 2026: Vistavka Fine Art, STAND S11
Literature: Linck 78 /III. Provenance: E.Kaps (Lugt 3549); I.Kaps (Lugt 3551); Bessange sale, 25/10/2010, lot 5694; Norwegian Private Collection. Strong impression of the second state. Dietrich was a very successful...
Literature: Linck 78 /III.
Provenance: E.Kaps (Lugt 3549); I.Kaps (Lugt 3551); Bessange sale, 25/10/2010, lot 5694; Norwegian Private Collection.
Strong impression of the second state.
Dietrich was a very successful painter in his time. Early on in his career, the artist was appointed court-painter to the king of Saxony. In 1746 he was made keeper of the Dresden Gallery. He was also made a professor in the Academy of Arts in Dresden. Dietrich produced works in the manner of Italian and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists, like the present woodcut.
Provenance: E.Kaps (Lugt 3549); I.Kaps (Lugt 3551); Bessange sale, 25/10/2010, lot 5694; Norwegian Private Collection.
Strong impression of the second state.
Dietrich was a very successful painter in his time. Early on in his career, the artist was appointed court-painter to the king of Saxony. In 1746 he was made keeper of the Dresden Gallery. He was also made a professor in the Academy of Arts in Dresden. Dietrich produced works in the manner of Italian and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists, like the present woodcut.
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