Albrecht Drer
The Nativity , 1504 (Executed)
Lot #34 |
1998-07-08 |
Christie's, London
Old Master Print Collection
Category:
Estimate:
GBP 10,000 - 15,000 (currency of sale)
USD 16,500 - 24,750 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 6006
Auction name: Old Master Print Collection
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 1998-07-08
End date: 1998-07-08
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Renaissance Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: S. 186 x 120mm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
18.6
Width In Centimeters:
12
Height In Inches:
7.32
Width In Inches:
4.72
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Year notes: Executed in 1504.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> P. Mariette, 1669 (L. 1788)
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> Bartsch, Meder, Hollstein 2
Catalog summary
Albrecht Drer The Nativity engraving, 1504, a very good Meder c-d impression, watermark Bull's Head with Flower (M. 62), with thread margins or trimmed (sometimes unevenly on the left and right) on or just within the platemark, occasionally touched-in with pen and ink simulating an inky platemark, the borderline also enhanced with pen and ink in places, a central horizontal crease, another near the lower edge, both showing mainly on the reverse but with tiny repaired defects recto , very slight staining S. 186 x 120mm.