Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, “La Recolte des Pommes”, 1811, after Salomon Gessner

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe the elder (1759–1835)

“La Recolte des Pommes” (aka “The Apple Harvest”; “Landschap met Nimfen die Appels P Plukken”; “Landscape with Nymphs Picking Apples”), 1811, after a gouache painting by Salomon Gessner (1730–1788)—interestingly, Gessner’s painting is inscribed in the plate as being the artist’s last painting—published in Zurich in 1811 in the volume of 25 etchings (plus frontispiece) in “Collection des tableaux en gouache et des dessins de Salomon Gessner. Gravés à l'eau forte par Guil. Kolbe” (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1994-1106-1-1 [BM inv. 1994,1106.1.1]).

Etching on fine wove paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 45.5 x 55.5 cm; (plate) 37.8 x 46.8 cm; (image borderline) 28.5 x 39.5 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Peint par Salomon Gessner.”; (centre) “LA RECOLTE DES POMMES/ tableau in gouache tire du cabinet de la famille de S. Gessner./ dernier Ouvrage de Sal. Gessner.”; (right) “Gravé par Giul: Kolbe.”

State ii (of ii) published state.

Martens 294 (Ulf Martens 1978, “Der Zeichner und Radierer Carl Wilhelm Kolbe”, Berlin, Gebr. Mann, cat. no. 294).

The Rijksmuseum and the British Museum offer descriptions of this print: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200475156; https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1994-1106-1-16 (BM inv. 1994,1106.1.16).

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed (near faultless) impression with generously wide margins as published. Beyond several surface marks and small tears in the margins, the sheet is in a very good condition with no holes, folds or significant stains.

I am selling this large and exceptionally fine romantic etching depicting an Arcadian scene of figures gathering apples in a lush forest, with a tranquil stream in the foreground and a flock of sheep resting in the distance, for AU$335 (equivalent to approximately US$215.95, EUR 191.05, or GBP 162.77 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes, if any, levied by the destination country are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$335).

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