Lot 3609 - A202 Old Master Prints - Friday, 23. September 2022, 10.00 AM
ALBRECHT DÜRER
(1471 Nuremberg 1528)
The Beheading of John the Baptist. 1510.
Woodcut on laid paper with watermark Winged Wheel (Meder 253, from 1564-1573).
Monogrammed in the block lower left, dated upper right.
19.5 x 13.2 cm. Framed.
Bartsch 125; Meder 231 probably i (of k); Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 152. - Strong, even and predominantly clear impression with small margin around the border line. The line is partly reinforced with pen and black ink, and especially supplemented at the upper margin. The birds at upper left enhanced with pen and black ink and/or replaced with black dots. Light foxing mainly in the left upper half of the image. With faint, hardly visible diagonal creases. Overall still in good condition.
CHF 400 / 600 | (€ 410 / 620)
Sold for CHF 438 (including buyer’s premium)
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