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Abraham Bloemaert — Cain slaying Abel (Genesis 4:8)
Abraham Bloemaert

Cain slaying Abel (Genesis 4:8)

A dynamic biblical narrative drawing by Abraham Bloemaert illustrating the violent scene of Cain slaying Abel. Created with pen, ink, and wash heightened with white over black chalk, it captures dramatic human emotion.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash heightened with white, over black chalk, the top left and bottom right corners cut

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Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

July 3, 2024

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 6

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Abraham Bloemaert, Cain slaying Abel (Genesis 4:8)

A dynamic biblical narrative drawing by Abraham Bloemaert illustrating the violent scene of Cain slaying Abel. Created with pen, ink, and wash heightened with white over black chalk, it captures dramatic human emotion.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash heightened with white, over black chalk, the top left and bottom right corners cut
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Genesis, Religious Narrative, Cain, Biblical, Abel, Abraham Bloemaert, Drawing

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