ID 1250760
Lot 24 | ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Estimate value
£ 100 000 – 150 000
Melencolia I
engraving
1514
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine Meder lla impression
printing with strong contrasts, great clarity and depth
the face printing darkly
trimmed to or just inside the platemark on three sides, trimmed into the subject and restored below
otherwise in good condition
Sheet 239 x 188 mm.
Provenance
Private Italian Collection; then by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Bartsch 74; Meder, Hollstein 75; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 71
| Artist: | Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| 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 |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany |
| Address of auction |
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