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Albrecht Dürer

St Jerome in His Study (B. 60; M., Holl. 59)

Lot Closed

December 10, 02:03 PM GMT

Estimate

120,000 - 180,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Albrecht Dürer

1471 - 1528

St Jerome in His Study (B. 60; M., Holl. 59)


Engraving, 1514, a very fine, bright Meder a impression, printing with sparkling clarity and remarkable qualities of illumination, the dark vertical bands apparent in early impressions clearly visible, on fine laid paper without watermark as is consistent with the finest impressions, framed  

sheet: 246 by 188mm 9¾ by 7⅜in


The present impression is superior to the Slade impression at the British Museum, while it compares favourably with the Cracherode impression in the same collection.

With Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 10 June 2009, lot 34 (220,000 CHF hammer)