Old Master Prints
Old Master Prints
Albrecht Dürer
Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)
Lot Closed
December 10, 02:01 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)
Engraving, 1503, a magnificent, black, early Meder a impression of the first state (of two), printing with burr in the wings, scrollwork and gown, displaying a pronounced sculptural effect, on fine laid paper with a High Crown watermark (Meder 20), framed
sheet: 226 by 160mm 8⅞ by 6⅜in
The present impression is superior to the Malcolm impression in the British Museum, while it compares favourably with the Slade impression in the same collection.
Dr. Hans (Boerner); Dr. Kyriss, Stuttgart; with Richard Zinser, Stuttgart; Albert W. Blum (Lugt 79b); with Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 10 June 2009, lot 38 (250,000 CHF hammer)