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MARTIN SCHONGAUER (CIRCA 1445-1491)

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23.10.2024 13:00UTC -05:00
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ID 1303389
Lot 1 | MARTIN SCHONGAUER (CIRCA 1445-1491)
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 150 000
MARTIN SCHONGAUER (CIRCA 1445-1491)
The Nativity
engraving
before 1474
on laid paper, without watermark
a superb, early impression
printing very sharply and evenly, with remarkable clarity even in the finest shading and the densely engraved areas, to a great sculptural effect
with touches of burr on the trunk of the stable and elsewhere, and pronounced inky relief
trimmed to or just inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline on all sides
in very good condition
Plate & Sheet: 6 ½ x 6 ½ in. (165 x 165 mm.)




Provenance

Fritz Rumpf (1856-1927), Frankfurt am Main and Potsdam (Lugt 2161); his sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 18-23 May 1908, lot 1476 ('Abdruck von aussergewöhnlicher Schönheit und Frische, tadellos erhalten und mit Rand. Exemplare von dieser Qualität sind von der grössten Seltenheit.') (Mk. 5150; to L. Meder).
With Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin.
Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin, inscribed at the time of the sale by his secretary Mr Montag with the deaccession number M. 509 in pencil verso (Lugt 1840c; see also Lugt 2785); sold as part of his collection of old master prints in 1922 to Colnaghi & Co., London, and Harlow, McDonald & Co., New York (with the inscription McD in pencil verso).
Richard H. Zinser (circa 1883-1983), Forest Hills, New York (Lugt 5581); then by descent to his daughter Suzanne A. Rosenborg.
With N. G. Stogdon, Middle Chinnock, Somerset; on consignment from the above; his catalogue, Martin Schongauer (X), 1996, n. 2.
Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, Detroit; acquired from the above in 1996; then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Bartsch 5; Lehrs, Hollstein 4 (this impression cited in both)



Exhibited

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Art Institute of Chicago, Prints 1400-1800: A Loan Exhibition from Museums and Private Collections, curated by H. Joachim, 1956-57, p. 7, n. 36.
Artist:Martin Schongauer (1448 - 1491)
Applied technique:Engraving
Art style:Old Masters
Place of origin:Western Europe, Germany, Europe
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