Lot 105
Dürer (Albrecht), The Flight into Egypt, from: The Life of the Virgin.
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Flight into Egypt, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, with watermark of a city gate with two towers, (cf. Meder 260), a Meder c/d impression, printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, very fine thread margins, trimmed unevenly to the borderline centre left, unframed, sheet: 298 x 212 mm. (11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 89; Meder 201, Hollstein 201; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 179
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Flight into Egypt, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, with watermark of a city gate with two towers, (cf. Meder 260), a Meder c/d impression, printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, very fine thread margins, trimmed unevenly to the borderline centre left, unframed, sheet: 298 x 212 mm. (11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 89; Meder 201, Hollstein 201; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 179