Lot 12
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ALBRECHT DÜRER | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (B. 64; M., Holl. 167)

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • Albrecht Dürer
  • Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (B. 64; M., Holl. 167)
  • image: 396 by 282mm 15 1/2 by 11in
  • sheet: 406 by 294mm 16 by 11 1/2 in
Woodcut, circa 1497-98, from The Apocalypse, a very good impression from the Latin text edition of 1498, framed

Provenance

Ex collection Georg Hamminger (L. 1159)

Condition

With narrow margins, in good condition, a short tear extending into the uppermost angel's right wing with surrounding touches of wash along the borderline, two small ink stains in the lower margin, and foxing verso (barely visible recto), framed.
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