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SOLD ON BEHALF OF THE WILLIAM P WATSON FAMILY TRUST
ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Seamonster
Details
ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Seamonster
engraving, circa 1498, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression, probably Meder c-d, printing clearly, with good contrasts and definition, trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline, the sheet toned and with some foxmarks
Sheet 252 x 190 mm.
The Seamonster
engraving, circa 1498, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression, probably Meder c-d, printing clearly, with good contrasts and definition, trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline, the sheet toned and with some foxmarks
Sheet 252 x 190 mm.
Provenance
Charles Scarisbrick (1801-1860), Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire (Lugt 522); his posthumous sale, Christie's, London, 13 May 1861, lot 259 (sold with others).
André-Jean Hachette (1873-1952), Paris (Lugt 132); probably his sale, Rousseau, Paris, 11 June 1953.
Christie's, London, 2 July 1992, lot 60.
Acquired at the above sale from the present owner.
André-Jean Hachette (1873-1952), Paris (Lugt 132); probably his sale, Rousseau, Paris, 11 June 1953.
Christie's, London, 2 July 1992, lot 60.
Acquired at the above sale from the present owner.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 72; Meder 67; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 21
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