Lot 102
Dürer (Albrecht) The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin, 1505.
Hammer Price: £900
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1505, on laid paper, with watermark of a small city gate with two towers (Meder 166), an evenly inked impression, probably Meder c, printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, trimmed with fine thread margins, the lower margin partially trimmed to borderline, unframed, sheet: 297 x 211 mm. (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 86; Meder 198, Hollstein 198; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 176
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1505, on laid paper, with watermark of a small city gate with two towers (Meder 166), an evenly inked impression, probably Meder c, printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, trimmed with fine thread margins, the lower margin partially trimmed to borderline, unframed, sheet: 297 x 211 mm. (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 86; Meder 198, Hollstein 198; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 176