Lot 4
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Birth of the Virgin, from: The Life of the Virgin
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Birth of the Virgin, from: The Life of the Virgin
Woodcut, 1503, but a slightly later Meder d impression after the Latin text edition, on laid paper with watermark of a small city gate [Meder 273, dateable to circa 1540-1585], sheet 295 x 210 mm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in), tipped onto paper mount along central section, loss to sheet at centre left, other small losses, repaired tear to lower centre, other nicks to corners and edges (framed)
Together with a copy after Albrecht Dürer's 'The Lamentation, from: The Large Passion', and a heliogravure copy after Dürer's 'The Prodigal Son'
Literature:
[Birth of the Virgin] Bartsch 80; S.M.S. 170
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Birth of the Virgin, from: The Life of the Virgin
Woodcut, 1503, but a slightly later Meder d impression after the Latin text edition, on laid paper with watermark of a small city gate [Meder 273, dateable to circa 1540-1585], sheet 295 x 210 mm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in), tipped onto paper mount along central section, loss to sheet at centre left, other small losses, repaired tear to lower centre, other nicks to corners and edges (framed)
Together with a copy after Albrecht Dürer's 'The Lamentation, from: The Large Passion', and a heliogravure copy after Dürer's 'The Prodigal Son'
Literature:
[Birth of the Virgin] Bartsch 80; S.M.S. 170
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