ALBRECHT DURER, Nuremberg, Germany, 1471-1528, "Christ Taken Captive/The Kiss of Judas", plate ten from the "Large Passion", first p...
ALBRECHT DURER
Nuremberg, Germany, 1471-1528
"Christ Taken Captive/The Kiss of Judas", plate ten from the "Large Passion", first published 1511. Bartsch 7; Meder 116.
Provenance:
A note affixed to the reverse of the frame inscribed "Given to M & D by Dr. Carl [sic ] Arnstein - Back to Akron". Dr. Karl Arnstein was a preeminent airship engineer and worked for Goodyear Aircraft, headquartered in Akron, Ohio. He also designed airships for the U.S. Navy. Dr. K. Frank Austen, Arnstein's son, donated a portion of his father's old master print collection to the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College.
Woodcut on paper with Latin text on the verso. Matrix 393mm x 282mm. Sheet 15.75" x 11". Framed 25.25" x 20.5".
Condition: Margins trimmed. Three corners pasted down. Several short tears along edges and at lower left corner. Subtle vertical and horizontal creases at Christ's left thigh. Minor foxing. Pale blue ink stains upper left corner.
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ALBRECHT DURER
Nuremberg, Germany, 1471-1528
"Christ Taken Captive/The Kiss of Judas", plate ten from the "Large Passion", first published 1511. Bartsch 7; Meder 116.
Provenance:
A note affixed to the reverse of the frame inscribed "Given to M & D by Dr. Carl [sic ] Arnstein - Back to Akron". Dr. Karl Arnstein was a preeminent airship engineer and worked for Goodyear Aircraft, headquartered in Akron, Ohio. He also designed airships for the U.S. Navy. Dr. K. Frank Austen, Arnstein's son, donated a portion of his father's old master print collection to the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College.
Woodcut on paper with Latin text on the verso. Matrix 393mm x 282mm. Sheet 15.75" x 11". Framed 25.25" x 20.5".
Condition: Margins trimmed. Three corners pasted down. Several short tears along edges and at lower left corner. Subtle vertical and horizontal creases at Christ's left thigh. Minor foxing. Pale blue ink stains upper left corner.
Please contact Eldred''s 48 hours prior to the auction start time with condition report requests. Please do not bid on any item without reading the condition report. The absence of a condition report does NOT imply that an an object is free of defects or restoration. Please contact Eldred''s before bidding with any questions as to condition. Condition reports are provided as a complimentary service and only reflect the opinion of Eldred''s and should not be taken as a statement of fact. Condition reports only detail flaws or restorations and do not take into account wear, fading, or other issues consistent with an object''s age.
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