Albrecht Dürer 1471 – Nürnberg – 1528 St Anne and the Virgin with the Child

Copper engraving on laid paper with trimmed watermark “Ochsenkopf mit fünfteiliger Blume” (Meder watermark 62). (c. 1502/03). 11.4 x 7.2 cm (sheet size).

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

Prints

Details

Bartsch 53; Meder 55 a-b (von f); Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 34 a-b (von f).

Provenienz:
Centaur Art Galleries, Las Vegas, Nevada USA.

Description

Splendid, contrast-rich, clear and sharp early impression, with the vertical glitch along the upper half of the right margin, before the scratches in the landscape and the dragon, as demanded by Meder for the early impressions. Trimmed to the platemark. – Minimally uneven at the left edge. Verso with remnants of former mounting.
So beautiful of great rarity!