ID 793543
Lot 148 | ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Estimate value
£ 18 000 – 25 000
The Virgin and Child with the Butterfly
engraving, circa 1495, on laid paper, watermark Gothic P with Flower (Meder 321, circa 1500-1514), a very good Meder c impression, printing with much relief, some plate tone in the lower subject and inky plate edges, the parallel scratches in the sky still distinct, with narrow margins on all sides, some small stains on the Virgin's neck and temple, otherwise in very good condition
Plate 240 x 186 mm.
Sheet 245 x 191 mm.
Provenance
Dr Michael Berolzheimer (1866-1942), Fürth, Munich and Untergrainau, Germany, and Mount Vernon, New York (without mark and not in Lugt).
Private Collection, USA; by descent from the above.
Literature
Bartsch 44; Meder, Hollstein 42; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 2
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Artist: | Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Address of auction |
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