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MASTER MZ (ACTIVE CIRCA 1500)
Lot 31 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT FAMILY COLLECTION

MASTER MZ (ACTIVE CIRCA 1500)

The Woman with the Owl

Closed24 January 2023

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USD 7,000–10,000

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MASTER MZ (ACTIVE CIRCA 1500)
The Woman with the Owl
engraving, 1500, on laid paper, watermark Walking Bear (similar to Meder 87), a very fine, early impression, trimmed just inside the platemark, remargined, the corners very skilfully made up
Sheet 160 x 123 mm.

S. Aumüller (?), without mark, according to Blum.
Dr Carlos Gaa (1871 - d. circa 1925), Germany (see Lugt 538; according to Blum, without his mark); probably his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 5-6 May 1926, lot 1007 ('Brillant wirkender Abdruck, auf Papier mit dem stehenden Bären. Eine Ecke hinterlegt').
With Kennedy Galleries, New York (according to Blum).
Dr Albert W. Blum (1882-1952), Zürich & Short Hills, New Jersey; with his stamp verso (Lugt 79b) and mount inscription; then by descent; his posthumous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 1992, lot 15 ($8,500).
A Family Collection, USA; acquired at the above sale.