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- Albrecht Dürer
- The Abduction of Proserpine
Albrecht Dürer
The Abduction of Proserpine
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.680 GBP
Price realised: 22.680 GBP
Description
ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Abduction of Proserpine
etching
1516
on laid paper, watermark Anchor in a Circle (Meder 171)
a very fine Meder Ia impression
just beginning to show the very first, tiny traces of rust on the woman's forehead
printing sharply and strongly, with rich contrasts especially at the centre of the subject
with narrow margins, trimmed to the platemark in places
in very good condition - Pierre Mariette II (1634-1716), Paris (Lugt 1789), dated 1668. |
The Abduction of Proserpine
etching
1516
on laid paper, watermark Anchor in a Circle (Meder 171)
a very fine Meder Ia impression
just beginning to show the very first, tiny traces of rust on the woman's forehead
printing sharply and strongly, with rich contrasts especially at the centre of the subject
with narrow margins, trimmed to the platemark in places
in very good condition - Pierre Mariette II (1634-1716), Paris (Lugt 1789), dated 1668. |