Lot 3
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Joachim and the Angel, from: The Life of the Virgin
Hammer Price: £4,000
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Joachim and the Angel, from: The Life of the Virgin
Woodcut, circa 1504, a very good, evenly-printed and dark impression from the 1511 Latin text edition with strong contrasts, on laid paper with watermark of a flower on a triangle [Meder 127, datable to c.1471-1511], sheet 300 x 206 mm (11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in), trimmed to borderline, fine conservation tissue verso, some areas of expert restoration, some loss replaced with ink facsimile, most notably the lower left corner (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 78; Meder 190; S.M.S. 168
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Joachim and the Angel, from: The Life of the Virgin
Woodcut, circa 1504, a very good, evenly-printed and dark impression from the 1511 Latin text edition with strong contrasts, on laid paper with watermark of a flower on a triangle [Meder 127, datable to c.1471-1511], sheet 300 x 206 mm (11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in), trimmed to borderline, fine conservation tissue verso, some areas of expert restoration, some loss replaced with ink facsimile, most notably the lower left corner (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 78; Meder 190; S.M.S. 168
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