HANS BALDUNG, CALLED GRIEN (1484-1545) The Bewitched Groom

HANS BALDUNG, CALLED GRIEN (1484-1545)
The Bewitched Groom
woodcut
circa 1544-1545
on laid paper, watermark Barrel and countermark
a good but later impression of this rare print
second, final state
trimmed to or just outside the borderline
some minor retouches in places
generally in good condition
Block & Sheet 33,1 x 19,7 cm. (13 x 7 ¾ in.)

Provenance
Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 17 June 1987, lot 6.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.

Literature
F. W. H. Hollstein (et al.), German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts 1400-1700, Vol. 2, Amsterdam, 1954-1968, no. 237, p. 139 (another impression ill.).
M. Mende, Hans Baldung Grien - Das graphische Werk, Unterschneidheim, 1978, no. 76 (another impression ill.).
G. Bartrum, German Renaissance Prints 1490-1550, London, 1995, no. 69, pp. 79-80. (another impression ill.).