ID 1250726
Lot 20 | ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
Virgin on the Crescent with a Starry Crown
engraving
1508
on laid paper, partial watermark Bull’s Head (Meder 63)
a very fine Meder lla impression
printing very sharply, with great contrasts and depth
with narrow to thread margins on three sides, the lower sheet edge restored
an extremely skilful vertical repair along the centre left of the sheet
Sheet 113 x 73 mm.
Provenance
Sam Josefowitz (1921-2015), Lithuania, Switzerland, USA and England (Lugt 6094); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch 31; Meder, Hollstein 32; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 62
| Artist: | Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany |
| Artist: | Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany |
| Address of auction |
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