Martin Schongauer
The Death of the Virgin
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 492.500 USD
Price realised: 492.500 USD
Description
engraving, circa 1470-74, on laid paper, watermark Profile Head (Lehrs 73), a superb, rich impression of the second state (of three), printing very evenly, with great clarity, intense contrasts and much relief, trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline on all sides, in very good condition
Sheet 257 x 172 mm.
Karl Ferdinand Friedrich von Nagler (1770-1846), Berlin (Lugt 2529); sold as part of his collection to the Prussian state in 1835. | Kupferstichkabinett der Königlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606); acquired from the above; with their de-accession stamp, inscribed in pencil a.86 (Lugt 234); their sale, Amsler & Ruthard, Berlin, 1 March 1886, lot 737 ('Figurenreiches Hauptblatt in vorzüglichem Abdruck, querüber eine Bruchfalte geglättet. Coll. Nagler') (Mk. 605; to Boerner). | C. G. Boerner, Le
Sheet 257 x 172 mm.
Karl Ferdinand Friedrich von Nagler (1770-1846), Berlin (Lugt 2529); sold as part of his collection to the Prussian state in 1835. | Kupferstichkabinett der Königlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606); acquired from the above; with their de-accession stamp, inscribed in pencil a.86 (Lugt 234); their sale, Amsler & Ruthard, Berlin, 1 March 1886, lot 737 ('Figurenreiches Hauptblatt in vorzüglichem Abdruck, querüber eine Bruchfalte geglättet. Coll. Nagler') (Mk. 605; to Boerner). | C. G. Boerner, Le
A top price for Martin Schongauer
The work The Death of the Virgin by Martin Schongauer was sold in the Old Master Prints auction at Christies in New York in January 2019. It achieved a price of USD 492,500.00 (€ 429,980.79), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 64%. This high result makes The Death of the Virgin the most expensive artwork by Martin Schongauer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Martin Schongauer
Die Arbeit The Death of the Virgin von Martin Schongauer wurde im Januar 2019 in der Auktion Old Master Prints bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 492.500,00 (€ 429.980,79) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 64%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Death of the Virgin zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Martin Schongauer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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