Lot no. 3413
LEONHARD BECK
(circa 1480 Augsburg 1542)
Saint Firminus of Amiens. Circa/after 1510. Sheet 37 of the series: Die Heiligen aus der Sipp-, Mag- und Schwägerschaft des Kaisers Maximilian I.
Woodcut on laid paper with watermark: crown with cross (see Haewood, 1167–1169, Nuremberg/Mainz/Augsburg, circa 1507/1510).
23.4 x 21.1 cm.
Provenance:
- Galerie Michel, Paris (acquired in 1974).
- Schack Collection, Hamburg.
- Private collection, Germany.
Hollstein (Leonhard Beck) 12; The New Hollstein German (Leonhard Beck, part I, p. 12, no. 37). - Outstanding, deep black, clear and even early impression with the full framing line. The paper is slightly cockled and with scattered tiny foxing. With a smoothed horizontal central fold, only visible from the back. On the reverse attached by the upper corners to a mat with mounting strips. On the reverse partially minimally browned and with light finger traces and traces of wear. Overall in very good condition. Very rare.
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