Fyt, Jan (1611 Antwerp 1661). (The Bear-Baiting.) The bear by the opening of a den hard-pressed by many hounds, but still with good chance to survive if no hunters will come along. On the right prospects over a wide river valley. Chalk lithograph by Johann Woelfle (Endersbach, Wurttemberg, 1807 – Faurndau/Göppingen 1893) for Piloty & Loehle in Munich printed with beige tone plate. (1837/51.) 26 x 33.2 cm.
Nagler, Woelfle, 51. – Compare with Nagler XI, Piloty, 312 ff. + IV, Fyt, 539 f. – Not in Schwerdt. – On mounted China . – Quite weak fox-spots on the right of the lower margin, a margin tear repaired acid-freely, otherwise impeccable. – Published within the set (“Paintings of the Munich Gallery”) edited by Piloty since 1834 + 1837 together with Loehle resp. “This project soon stirred general interest as the participants … developed a hitherto not achieved technical perfection’ and among these are Woelfle’s main sheets:
(“Especially fine are the impressions on Chinese paper ( as then here , too ) … Already in lifetime of Piloty Woelfle was one of the most outstanding workers and still present there are only a few coming up to him except Hanfstängel”)
(Nagler 1852). His reproduction here in full harmony with the original as already Nagler attested the later issues of Piloty’s Gallery Work :
(“After all one could give true and perfect imitations of the originals in which all technical problems were overcome. All the better now one could go into genius and character of the originals.”)
And so Woelfle’s lithograph here is a
lithographic masterpiece reflecting the brightness of the original .
Offer no. 28,066 / EUR 302. / export price EUR 287. (c. US$ 399.) + shipping
“ Thanks for shipping the print. It has arrived here in excellent shape. Happy holidays ”
(Mr. H. A. P., December 12, 2001)