ID 1250762
Lot 15 | ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Estimate value
£ 250 000 – 350 000
Saint Eustace
engraving
circa 1501
on laid paper, watermark Bull's Head (Meder 62)
a very fine, rich and early Meder b impression
printing very sharply, with great depth, intense contrasts and much relief
trimmed to or on the platemark
generally in very good condition
Plate & Sheet 358 x 260 mm.
Provenance
Valentin Weisbach (1843-1899), Berlin (Lugt 2539b); then by descent to his son Werner Weisbach (1873-1953), Berlin and Basel (see Lugt 2659a; without his mark).
Albert W. Blum (1882-1952), Switzerland and Short Hills, New Jersey (Lugt 79b); probably acquired directly from the above.
With E. & R. Kistner, Nuremberg.
Private Collection, Switzerland; acquired from the above in 1991; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch 57; Meder, Hollstein 60; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 32
| 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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