Lot 8
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ALBRECHT DÜRER | The Harrowing of Hell (Christ in Limbo) (B. 14; M., Holl. 121)

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Albrecht Dürer
  • The Harrowing of Hell (Christ in Limbo) (B. 14; M., Holl. 121)
  • image: 396 by 278mm 15 1/2 by 10 7/8 in
  • sheet: 400 by 281mm 15 3/4 by 11in
Woodcut, 1510, from The Large Passion, a good though uneven Meder b impression before text, showing some wear in places, on paper with an indistinct watermark, framed

Condition

With narrow margins, in good condtion, traces of ink in the tip of the lower right corner, the verso with two remains of previous hinging along the left edge and some faint fox marks and small brown stains in the upper half of the sheet, framed.
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