Lot no. 3603
ALBRECHT DÜRER
(1471 Nuremberg 1528)
Christ on the Mount of Olives. Sheet 3 of the series: Great Passion. Circa 1496/97.
Woodcut on laid paper with watermark (not identified).
Monogrammed in the lower margin in the centre of the printing block: AD.
39 x 28 cm.
Bartsch 6; Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 156; Meder 115 editions after 1511, probably d (from f, Augsburg edition 1675). - Predominantly strong and even impression with the framing line. The paper slightly browned, minimally foxed and with slight signs of wear. Individual, old backed tears in the margins. Tiny hole above the head of Christ. The reverse with remnants of paper from a former backing sheet along the margins. Reinforced with an old paper strip parallel to the left margin. Good overall impression despite the mentioned defects.
Provenance:
- Ch. Favet Collection (probably 19th century), Lugt 920.
- Private ownership Switzerland.
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Prints and lithographs
About the sale03/22/2024
Catalog
Old Master and 19th century paintings, drawings and prints (A208)
8031 Zürich - Switzerland