Lot Essay
The recto of the present sheet demonstrates a knowledge of Dürer's engraving of 1511, The Virgin with a pear (Hollstein 33), especially in the pose of the Christ Child.
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From the Collection of the Late Peter Ward-Jackson
Circle of Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg 1471-1528)
Madonna and Child (recto), A kneeling prelate, with a subsidiary study of drapery (verso)
Details
Circle of Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg 1471-1528)
Madonna and Child (recto), A kneeling prelate, with a subsidiary study of drapery (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines
10 3/8 x 7 ½ in. (26.4 x 19.1 cm.)
Madonna and Child (recto), A kneeling prelate, with a subsidiary study of drapery (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown ink framing lines
10 3/8 x 7 ½ in. (26.4 x 19.1 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 5 July 1983, lot 12, where acquired by the present owner.
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