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Albrecht Dürer
Lot 84

Albrecht Dürer

The Annunciation, from: The Life of the Virgin

Closed9 December 2015

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GBP 3,500

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Albrecht Dürer
The Annunciation, from: The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1503, on laid paper, watermark Bull's Head (M. 62), a fine Meder a proof impression, before the text edition of 1511, trimmed on or just outside the borderline, a skilfully repaired tear in the left subject, other small repairs
B., S. 300 x 212 mm.

C. Schlösser (1827-1884), Elberfeld (L. 636).
F. von Hagens (1817-1899), Dresden (L. 1052a), possibly from the set offered in his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 2-3 May 1927 (9,500 M. for the set).