Lot 6
  • 6

ALBRECHT DÜRER | Agony in the Garden; The Betrayal of Christ; and Christ Washing St. Peter’s Feet (B. 6, 7, 25; M., Holl. 115, 116, 134)

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Albrecht Dürer
  • Agony in the Garden; The Betrayal of Christ; and Christ Washing St. Peter’s Feet (B. 6, 7, 25; M., Holl. 115, 116, 134)
  • smallest sheet (B. 25): 155 by 123mm 6 1/8 by 4 7/8 in
  • largest sheet (B. 7): 397 by 276mm 15 5/8 by 10 5/8 in
Woodcut, circa 1496-97, from The Large Passion, a good impression from the Latin text edition of 1511; with B. 7, 1510, from The Large Passion, a good though somewhat uneven impression from the Latin text edition of 1511; and B. 25, circa 1509-1511, from The Small Passion, a Meder a-b impression after text, on paper with a partial indistinct watermark, each framed

Condition

B. 7: With thread margins, in good condition, a diagonal printers crease in the sky with associated interrupted inking, framed. B. 6: Trimmed to the borderline, in good condition apart from a short tear and a small repair at the upper right edge, some discolouration, framed. B. 25: With margins, in good condition apart from a short tear at the left edge, a tiny paper loss at the right sheet corner, paper thinning at the upper sheet corners, a few brown stains in the upper right of subject, framed.
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