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Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525 - 1569) Prints & Engravings

Pieter Brueghel (1525-69), usually known as Pieter Brueghel the Elder to distinguish him from his elder son, was the first in a family of Flemish p… [Read biography »]

Brueghel the Elder, The Parable of the Wise & Foolish Virgins

Brueghel the Elder, Charity from The World of Seven Virtues, c. 1559

Brueghel the Elder, Hope from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1560

Brueghel the Elder, Justice from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559

Brueghel the Elder, Fortitude from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1560

Brueghel the Elder, Temperance from The World of Seven Virtues, c. 1560

Brueghel the Elder, Prudence from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559

Brueghel the Elder, Faith from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559

Brueghel the Elder, A Fleet Of Galleys Escorted By A Caravel (circa 1561-2)

Brueghel the Elder, Saint Jerome in the Desert, c. 1555-56

Brueghel the Elder, Two Groups of Epileptics Going to the Right

Brueghel the Elder, Two Groups of Epileptics Going to the Left

Original Bruegel engraving with authentic signature at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. Buy Brueghel prints with COA and free annual appraisal for life. 16th Century Old Master Lifetime Impressions in excellent condition.

Bruegel Unique Oil Painting, Winter Landscape

Title:	Winter Landscape
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Unique Original Oil on Wood Panel
Image Size:	39 in x 36 in (99 cm x 91.4 cm)
Sheet Size:	39 in x 36 in (99 cm x 91.4 cm)
Framed Size:	approx. 60 in x 55 in (152.4 cm x 139.7 cm)
Signed:	unsigned
Edition:	Unique original oil on wood panel dating to the 18th century
Condition:	This panel painting is in very good condition; expert conservation and stabilization to the separate wood panels have been conducted to ensure lasting quality. Custom framed and archivally mounted to reflect the fragility of the panels
Price : Item# 2194	$35,000 (Sale 40 % off: $21,000) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, The Parable of the Wise & Foolish Virgins

Title:	The Parable of the Wise & Foolish Virgins
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Reference:	Bastelaer 123; Sellink 100
Medium:	Original engraving on fine laid, watermarked paper
Image Size:	11 5/8 in x 8 7/8 in (29.5 cm x 22.6 cm)
Sheet Size:	12 5/8 in x 9 7/8 in (32 cm x 25 cm)
Framed Size:	approx. 31 1/4 in x 26 in (79.5 cm x 66 cm)
Signed:	Engraved, ‘BRVEGEL. INV.’ in blank cartouche in the lower right; ‘H. Cock excu.’ in the lower left
Edition:	Engraved by Philip Galle (after an original drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder) from the only state on SB & Bushel of Wheat watermarked paper. Published by Hieronymus Cock.
Condition:	This work is in good condition
Price : Item# 2399	$19,000 (Sale 40 % off: $11,400) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, Faith from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559

Title:	Faith from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	11 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in (29.21 cm x 22.23 cm)
Sheet Size:	12 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in (31.75 cm x 24.77 cm)
Framed Size:	28 1/4 in x 25 1/2 in (71.76 cm x 64.77 cm)
Signed:	Bruegel's signature is inscribed in the lower right.
Edition:	Engraved by Philips Galle after an original drawing by Bruegel.
Condition:	Excellent
Price : Item# 1738	$17,000 (Sale 40 % off: $10,200) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, Prudence from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559

Title:	Prudence from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	11 1/2 in x 8 7/8 in (29.2 cm x 22.6 cm)
Sheet Size:	11 5/8 in x 9 in (29.5 cm x 22.9 cm)
Framed Size:	28 3/4 in x 26 1/8 in (73 cm x 66.4 cm)
Signed:	The signature of Bruegel is inscribed in the lower right: 'Bruegel Inuentor.'
Edition:	A lifetime impression from the only state of two by Philips Galle based on an original work by Pieter Bruegel
Condition:	This work is in excellent condition - a fine, dark impression. With large margins all around
Price : Item# 2094	$17,000 (Sale 40 % off: $10,200) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, Temperance from The World of Seven Virtues, c. 1560

Title:	Temperance from The World of Seven Virtues, c. 1560
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	11 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in (29.2 cm x 22.2 cm)
Sheet Size:	11 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in (29.2 cm x 22.2 cm)
Framed Size:	28 3/4 in x 26 1/8 in (73 cm x 66.4 cm)
Signed:	The signature of Bruegel is inscribed in the lower right: 'Bruegel' with 'Cock. Exc' in the lower left
Edition:	A lifetime impression from the only state of two by Philips Galle based on an original work by Pieter Bruegel
Condition:	This work is in excellent condition, a fine dark impression
Price : Item# 2095	$17,000 (Sale 40 % off: $10,200) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, Fortitude from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1560

Title:	Fortitude from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1560
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	11 1/4 in x 8 5/8 in (28.6 cm x 21.9 cm)
Sheet Size:	11 1/4 in x 8 5/8 in (28.6 cm x 21.9 cm)
Framed Size:	28 3/4 in x 26 1/8 in (73 cm x 66.4 cm)
Signed:	The signature of Bruegel is inscribed in the lower right: 'Bruegel Inuentor.'
Edition:	A lifetime impression from the only state of two by Philips Galle based on an original work by Pieter Bruegel
Condition:	This work is in excellent condition - a fine, dark impression
Price : Item# 2096	$17,000 (Sale 40 % off: $10,200) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Bruegel Engraving, Justice from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559

Title:	Justice from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1559
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	11 1/8 in x 8 5/8 in (28.3 cm x 21.5 cm)
Sheet Size:	11 1/8 in x 8 5/8 in (28.3 cm x 21.5 cm)
Framed Size:	28 3/4 in x 26 1/8 in (73 cm x 66.4 cm)
Edition:	A lifetime impression from the only state of two by Philips Galle based on an original work by Pieter Bruegel
Condition:	This work is in very good condition, a fine dark impression!
Price : Item# 2097	$17,000 (Sale 40 % off: $10,200) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, Hope from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1560

Title:	Hope from The World of Seven Virtues, c.1560
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	11 3/8 in x 8 3/4 in (28.9 cm x 22.2 cm)
Sheet Size:	11 3/8 in x 8 3/4 in (28.9 cm x 22.2 cm)
Framed Size:	28 3/4 in x 26 1/8 in (73 cm x 66.4 cm)
Signed:	The signature of Bruegel is inscribed in cartouche in the lower left: 'BRVGEL. INV.' With 'H. cock excu.' in cartouche in the lower right
Edition:	A lifetime impression from the only state of two by Philips Galle based on an original work by Pieter Bruegel
Condition:	This work is in excellent condition, a rich and very dark impression
Price : Item# 2098	$17,000 (Sale 40 % off: $10,200) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, Charity from The World of Seven Virtues, c. 1559

Title:	Charity from The World of Seven Virtues, c. 1559
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	11 3/8 in x 8 1/2 in (28.9 cm x 21.6 cm)
Sheet Size:	11 3/8 in x 8 1/2 in (28.9 cm x 21.6 cm)
Framed Size:	28 3/4 in x 26 1/8 in (73 cm x 66.4 cm)
Signed:	The signature and date of Bruegel is inscribed in cartouche in the lower right: 'BRVEGEL. 1559.' With 'H. cock excu.' in cartouche in the lower left
Edition:	From the only state of two by Philips Galle after Pieter Bruegel featuring the inscribed text plate along the lower margin
Condition:	This work is in good condition and backed on fine, laid paper with minor corner repairs not affecting the image; a rich, dark impression
Price : Item# 2099	$17,000 (Sale 40 % off: $10,200) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Etching Engraving, A Fleet Of Galleys Escorted By A Caravel (circa 1561-2)

Title:	A Fleet Of Galleys Escorted By A Caravel (circa 1561-2)
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Original Engraving & Etching
Image Size:	11 3/8 in X 8 1/4 in (29 cm X 22.3 cm)
Sheet Size:	11.5 in x 8.5 in (29.2 cm x 21.6 cm)
Framed Size:	26 1/4 in X 23 1/4 in (66.68 cm X 59.06 cm)
Signed:	The Signature Of Bruegel Is Inscribed In The Lower Right: 'Breugel' With 'F.H.' In The Lower Left. In The Text Box Along The Lower Margin, ' Cum Priuileg' Is Inscribed In The Lower Right
Edition:	From The First State Of Three, Featuring The SII With Flower Watermark (Briquet 9696) Dating The Work's Creation To 1572-4
Condition:	This Work Is In Great Condition - A Fine, Dark Impression And Has Had Some Minor Conservation
Price : Item# 1804	$16,000 (Sale 40 % off: $9,600) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Engraving, Saint Jerome in the Desert, c. 1555-56

Title:	Saint Jerome in the Desert, c. 1555-56
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Reference:	[O.25; K.2; B.24]
Medium:	Original Engraving
Image Size:	16.9 in x 12.9 in (42.9 cm x 32.7 cm)
Sheet Size:	16.9 in x 12.9 in (42.9 cm x 32.7 cm)
Framed Size:	31 1/4 in x 26 in (79.5 cm x 66 cm)
Signed:	The signature of Bruegel is inscribed in the lower right: ‘brueghel Inue \| h. cock excu.’
Edition:	Engraved by Jan and Lucas van Duetecum (after an original drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder) on Double Eagle watermarked paper [M.244] dating the print to the late 1500s
Condition:	This work is in good condition – a bold impression that has been trimmed to the border on all sides
Price : Item# 2224	$12,500 (Sale 40 % off: $7,500) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Etching Engraving, Two Groups of Epileptics Going to the Left

Title:	Two Groups of Epileptics Going to the Left
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Etching and Engraving
Image Size:	9 in x 6 1/2 in (22.9 cm x 16.5 cm)
Sheet Size:	9 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in (23.4 cm x 17.1 cm)
Framed Size:	24 1/2 in x 22 in (62.2 cm x 55.9 cm)
Signed:	Bruegel's signature is inscribed in the lower center.
Edition:	mid-17th century impression from the 2nd state.
Condition:	This work is in excellent condition, a fine dark impression, with margins!
Price : Item# 905	$4,000 (Sale 40 % off: $2,400) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Signed Bruegel Etching Engraving, Two Groups of Epileptics Going to the Right

Title:	Two Groups of Epileptics Going to the Right
Artist:	Brueghel the Elder, Pieter (1525 - 1569)
Medium:	Etching and Engraving
Image Size:	9 in x 6 1/2 in (22.9 x 16.5 cm)
Sheet Size:	9 1/4 in x 6 3/4 in (23.4 x 17.1 cm)
Framed Size:	24 1/2 in x 22 in (62.2 x 55.9 cm)
Signed:	Bruegel's signature is inscribed in the lower right.
Edition:	a mid-17th century impression from the 2nd state
Condition:	This work is in excellent condition, a fine dark impression, with narrow margins!
Price : Item# 906	$4,000 (Sale 40 % off: $2,400) (Sales not combinable and not available on prior sales or trade ups) To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060.

Pieter Brueghel the Elder biography

Pieter Brueghel (1525-69), usually known as Pieter Brueghel the Elder to distinguish him from his elder son, was the first in a family of Flemish painters. You'll often find his name spelled as Bruegel (Pieter spelled it like that from 1559 onwards) or Breugel or Breughel.

He was born in Breda in the Duchy of Brabant, which is now part of The Netherlands but back then part of the Flanders.

Note: Flanders or Vlaanderen and the Netherlands (aka known as Holland) or Nederland share the same language. It's called Flemish, or "Vlaams" in Belgium and Dutch, or "Nederlands" in The Netherlands. And the name Holland, although it's often taken to mean the whole of the Netherlands, is really part of that country only, the area of the provinces called Zuid Holland and Noord Holland (South and North Holland).

Brueghel was accepted as a master in the Antwerp painters' guild in 1551, after being an apprentice of Coecke van Aelst, a leading Antwerp artist, sculptor, architect, and designer of tapestry and stained glass. Brueghel traveled to Italy in 1551 or 1552, completing a number of paintings, mostly landscapes, there. Returning home in 1553, he settled in Antwerp but ten years later moved permanently to Brussels. He married van Aelst's daughter, Mayken, in 1563. His paintings, including his landscapes and scenes of peasant life, stress the absurd and vulgar, yet are full of zest and fine detail. They also expose human weaknesses and follies. He was sometimes called the Peasant Brueghel. But it was in nature that he found his greatest inspiration. His mountain landscapes have few parallels in European art. Popular in his own day, Bruegel prints have remained consistently popular. Pieter Brueghel the Elder died in Brussels on Sept. 9, 1569.