Lot 5719* - ibid142 Old Master Prints & Drawings - online only - Wednesday, 27. March 2024, 10.00 AM
HANS SEBALD BEHAM
(Nuremberg 1500–1550 Frankfurt a. M.)
Mask worn by two genii. 1544.
Copper engraving.
Monogrammed (ligature) and dated in the plate on lower margin.
4.8 x 7.8 cm.
Pauli 232 II; Bartsch 228. - A superb, strong, richly contrasting and clear impression with a fine margin around the border line. With a thin spot in the paper, only visible when held against the light. Verso some annotations in pencil and with a few remains of an old mount. In fine condition. - Also: Heinrich ALDEGREVER. Ornament with the torso of an armed warrior, in profile to the right and decorated with flowers and tendrils. Copper engraving. 8.2 x 5.6 cm. Engraved monogram and date on lower margin in the centre: AG 1529.
Provenance:
- Waldburg Wolfegg'sches Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 2542.
Provenance:
- Waldburg Wolfegg'sches Kupferstichkabinett, Lugt 2542.
CHF 150 / 200 | (€ 150 / 210)
Sold for CHF 200 (including buyer’s premium)
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