Lot 3608 - A208 Old Master Prints - Friday, 22. March 2024, 10.00 AM
ALBRECHT DÜRER
(1471 Nuremberg 1528)
Anne and Joachim meeting at the Golden Gate. From the series: The Life of Mary. 1504.
Woodcut.
Monogrammed and dated in the block on lower margin: AD 1504.
29.5 x 20.5 cm (sheet size: 31.2 x 21.5 cm). Framed.
Bartsch 79; Schoch/Mende Scherbaum 169; Meder 191 II (of III i, Latin book edition of 1511). - A superb, finely drawn, even and clear impression with margin around the border line. Minimal light staining within the passepartout opening and with barely visible scattered spots. Attached to backing board by the upper half of the picture at selected central point. Verso with minimal remains of an old mount. Overall in very good condition.
Provenance:
- Kunstgeschichtliches Institut der Universität Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Stiftung, Lugt 2650 d.
- Stamped: Wagner Museum Würzburg, Doublette, Lugt 2541 c.
- Sale Koller, May 1978, Lot 4530.
- Private collection, Switzerland.
Provenance:
- Kunstgeschichtliches Institut der Universität Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Stiftung, Lugt 2650 d.
- Stamped: Wagner Museum Würzburg, Doublette, Lugt 2541 c.
- Sale Koller, May 1978, Lot 4530.
- Private collection, Switzerland.
CHF 1 800 / 2 500 | (€ 1 860 / 2 580)
Sold for CHF 8 125 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.