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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
Lot 15 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT FAMILY COLLECTION

ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)

The Death of the Virgin, from: The Life of the Virgin

Closed24 January 2023

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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Death of the Virgin, from: The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, 1510, on laid paper, watermark Bull's Head (M. 66), a brilliant proof impression, before the Latin text edition of 1511, printing very evenly and with great clarity, with narrow to thread margins on two sides, trimmed to or on the borderline below, a small abraded area and a few very minor, skilful repairs, generally in good condition
Block 287 x 205 mm.
Sheet 288 x 206 mm.

Emil Schroeter (d. circa 1912), Dresden (Lugt 2270); his sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 7-11 May 1912, lot 388 ('Brillanter Probedruck vor dem Text auf Ochsenkopfpapier').
Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1996, lot 60 (£ 5,000).
A Family Collection, USA; acquired at the above sale.