Lot 108
Dürer (Albrecht), Christ taking leave of his Mother, from: The Life of the Virgin.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Christ taking leave of his Mother, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, with watermark of a small city gate with two towers, (cf. Meder 266), probably a Meder e/f impression, printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, with very fine thread margins, unframed, sheet: 301 x 211 mm. (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 92; Meder 204, Hollstein 204; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 182
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Christ taking leave of his Mother, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, with watermark of a small city gate with two towers, (cf. Meder 266), probably a Meder e/f impression, printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, with very fine thread margins, unframed, sheet: 301 x 211 mm. (11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 92; Meder 204, Hollstein 204; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 182