Lot 3605 - A208 Old Master Prints - Friday, 22. March 2024, 10.00 AM
ALBRECHT DÜRER
(1471 Nuremberg 1528)
The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand. Circa 1496.
Woodcut on laid paper, no watermark.
Monogrammed in the block lower centre: AD.
39 x 28.8 cm.
Bartsch 118; Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 104; Meder 218 probably g (of g). - A predominantly even and clear late impression, somewhat fainter in parts, and with a border line. With a barely visible smoothed horizontal central fold or printer's crease. Some even, light browning and overall somewhat foxed in parts. Scattered spots of rubbing and wear. Verso with a few thin spots in the paper, somewhat browned and with individual spots of foxing. Overall in good condition.
Provenance:
- Divine Mercy College, Menley-on-Thames, Oxon.
- Private collection, Switzerland.
Provenance:
- Divine Mercy College, Menley-on-Thames, Oxon.
- Private collection, Switzerland.
CHF 900 / 1 200 | (€ 930 / 1 240)
Sold for CHF 4 000 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.