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Albrecht Dürer
The Rhinoceros (B. 136; M., Holl. 241; S.M.S. 241) , 1515 (Executed)
Lot #50 |
2013-01-29 |
Christie's, New York
Albrecht Durer: Masterpieces from a Private Collection
Category:
Estimate:
USD 100,000 - 150,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 2778
Auction name: Albrecht Durer: Masterpieces from a Private Collection
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2013-01-29
End date: 2013-01-29
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Renaissance Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 9¼ x 11¾ in. (235 x 298 mm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
23.5
Width In Centimeters:
29.8
Height In Inches:
9.25
Width In Inches:
11.75
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Edition: 1
Edition notes: first edition (of eight)
Year notes: Executed in 1515.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Sotheby's, London, 15 April 1920, lot 139.<br> <br> With Colnaghi's, London (their stocknumber C. 5548 in pencil<br> <br> verso<br> <br> ), purchased at the above sale, sold on 31 March 1955 to Knoedler, New York.
Catalog summary
Albrecht Dürer The Rhinoceros (B. 136; M., Holl. 241; S.M.S. 241) woodcut with letterpress text, 1515, watermark Anchor in Circle (M. 171), a very good impression of this rare and important woodcut, first edition (of eight), with the complete letterpress text above, with thread margins or trimmed to the borderline at left and right, trimmed just inside the borderline below and to the text above, a small abrasion in the monogram, otherwise in good condition S. 9¼ x 11¾ in. (235 x 298 mm.)