Hans Baldung, gen. Grien 1484/85 Schwäbisch Gmünd – Straßburg 1545 Group of Seven Wild Horses

Coloured woodcut on laid paper with watermark “Hohe Krone” (Meder, Dürer watermark 20). (1510-1512). 28.1 x 20.3 cm (sheet size).

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

Prints

Details

Hans Curjel VIII (b); M. C. Oldenbourg, Buchholzschnitte H. B. Grien (1962) L. 96 (mit Abb. 154); Matthias Mende 413; Weale-Bohatta 1477; Hollstein 14.

Provenienz:
Karl & Faber, München, 6. und 7. Juni 1968, Los 9 mit Abb. S. 5;
nicht identifizierter Sammlerstempel “F.G.” im Rund (nicht bei Lugt);
Dr. Edgar Paltzer (1910-1993) und Elisabeth Charlotte Paltzer (1916-1990), Basel und New York, verso mit dem Stempel (Lugt 4262);
Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, Auktion 251, 17. Juni 2011, Los 5;
Privatsammlung, Deutschland.

Description

Excellent, rich impression in beautiful, strong old colouring. The canon leaf appeared in Missale Speciale, printed in Strasbourg, by Reinhard Beck, published on 26 August 1512. The early watermark is proven in prints from 1480 to 1525. Coloured in red around the borderlines and with a beautiful, up to 18 mm wide margin around it – Some staining in the margins, a crease in the upper margin due to printing. Verso with remnants and traces of former mounting, otherwise in good and colour-fresh condition. Extremely rare!