Franz Edmund Weirotter (1733-1771) - View of the Villa D'Este

View of the Villa D'Este

etching on antique paper
5.3 cms x 15.5 cms (2.2 ins x 6.2 ins)
Signed in plate only lower centre
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian and International Prints and Photography" held on Sun, Sep 22, 2024.
Lot 252
Estimate: CAD $120 - $140
Sale price withheld by the Auction house

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Includes a copy of 1986 receipt from Craddock and Barnard (London UK). From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina). This image is also in the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
Notes:
Franz Edmund Weirotter was born Innsbruck, Austria in 1733. He studied in Innsbruck, Mainz and Paris, and travelled to Italy. He also taught briefly at the Academy of Art in Vienna. Weirotter's works can be found in several important collections including Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Royal Academy (London), British Museum (London), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and the Smithsonian Art Museum. Franz Edmund Weirotter died in Vienna in 1771.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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View of the Villa D'Este by artist Franz Edmund Weirotter