Lot 21
  • 21

Albrecht Dürer

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Albrecht Dürer
  • The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine (B. 120; M., Holl. 236)
  • Woodcut
  • Sheet: 388 by 282mm; 15¼ by 11 1/8 in
Woodcut, circa 1498, a very fine Meder a impression, printing very clearly, with contrasts, on paper with a Large Imperial Orb watermark (M. 53)  

Provenance

Ex coll. Peter Lely (L. 2092) recto

Condition

Trimmed to the borderline, in good condition apart from a central horizontal crease, the borderline and the crease enhanced with pen and ink in places, a repaired area at centre of left edge of sheet, a small disturbed area at upper left corner, a few small pale brown stains at upper sheet edge, scattered pinholes at lower part of image, framed.
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