Name: 16TH CENTURY GERMAN
Brand: Little Masters: A small Collection
Price: 3800.00 GBP
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16TH CENTURY GERMAN
Little Masters: A small Collection
including: seven engravings and one woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550); two engravings by Barthel Beham (1502-1540); one engraving by Jacob Binck (1500-1569); and one engraving by Martin Treu (active 1540-1543)
Sheet 127 x 86 mm. (P. 820) (and smaller)

P. 8
Ducs d'Arenberg, Brussels & Nordkirchen, Westphalia (Lugt 567); possibly their sale, Christie's, London, 14 July 1902 and the following days.
With Olimpia Theodoli, London.
Acquired from the above in 1999.

P. 235
J. O. Entres (1804-1870), Munich (Lugt 2941); his sale, J. Aumüller, Munich, 16 March 1868, lot 792 ('Superber I. Abdruck mit den weissen Stellen zwischen den Ornamenten. Mit kl. Rand. Sehr selten').
Heinrich Stiebel (b. 1851), Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 1367); his sale, F. A. C. Prestel, Frankfurt am Main, 10-16 November 1920, lot 1120 (together with an impression of the second state; Mk. 1000).
Unidentified collector's mark SSV in purple ink verso (Lugt 2368b).
With Knoedler & Co., New York, their stock number K. 10346 MK in pencil verso.
Wth Jan Johnson, Montreal.
Acquired from the above, on 11 February 1997.

P. 232
With Olympia Theodoli, London.
Acquired from the above, on 8 July 1996.

P. 143
With Galerie Paul Prouté, Paris.
Acquired from the above, 1 December 1993.

P. 267
With Galerie R.G. Michel, Paris.
Acquired from the above, circa 1990.

P. 820
Stamped COLL JFK in a circle verso(not in Lugt).
With Craddock & Barnard, London.
Acquired from the above, circa 1962.

P. 61 (Barthel Beham)
British Museum, London (Lugt 302), with their duplicate stamp (Lugt 305)

Holl. 68 (Binck)
Adalbert Freiherr von Lanna (1836-1909), Prague (Lugt 2773).
Sotheby's, London, 10 October 2002, lot 170.
Acquired from the above sale.

Hans Sebald Beham:
Bartsch 9, 86, 140, 228, 231, 256-257 & 7 (as Altdorfer); Pauli, Hollstein 28a, 143, 267, 268, 232, 235, 820 & 8

Barthel Beham:
Bartsch 49; Pauli, Hollstein 53
Bartsch X.141.4; Pauli, Hollstein 61

Jacob Binck:
Hollstein 68

Martin Treu:
Bartsch 37

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This collection of twelve prints comprises:
Christ crowned with Thorns speaking with his Mother(Pauli App. 28a), Expulsion from Paradise(P. 8), Fortuna (P. 143), A Mask held by two Genii(P. 232), Panel with a Mascaron(P. 235), Coat of Arms with Cock (P. 267), Coat of Arms with Eagle(P. 268), & The Betrayal, from: The Passion of Christ (woodcut) (B. 7); all by Hans Behald Beham.

Halberdier on Horseback & Two Boys playing with a Dog, by Barthel Beham.

Saint Jerome seated near a Tree, by Jacob Binck.

Three women punishing a man (The Mischief), by Martin Treu.

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(Hans Behald Beham)
(P. 8), engraving, 1543, on laid paper, without watermark, a good but slightly later impression of the third, final state, with narrow margins, skilfully repaired horizontal tear in the cloud between Eve's legs and extending into the right leg, with associated paper paste on the reverse, another repaired vertical tear at the lower sheet edge, the tiny repaired paper losses mainly in the margins at the upper corners and along the right sheet edge, scattered pinpoint foxing, mainly visible on the reverse

(P. 28a), engraving, 1519, on laid paper, without watermark, a good but later impression of this scarce print, trimmed on the platemark or with thread margins in places, two hinges verso, in very good condition

(P. 143), engraving, 1541, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression of the fifth, final state, with wide margins, very pale stains in places, hinges verso, otherwise in very good condition.

(P. 232) engraving, 1544, a fine impression, trimmed to or on the borderline, a repair at upper left (the repair is a cut mark through the head of the putto at left measuring 14 mm), otherwise in good condition

(P. 235) engraving, 1543, a fine, warm and tonal impression of the first state (of two), with narrow margins, a short skilfully repaired tear at upper (left measuring 4 mm.), otherwise in very good condition

(P. 267), engraving, 1543, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of the second, final
statewith narrow margins, probably backed, remains of hinges verso, a diagonal flattened fold, otherwise in good condition.

(P. 268), engraving, 1543, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression, trimmed to or just inside the platemark, probably backed,remains of glue in places verso, hinges verso, otherwise in good condition.

(P. 820), woodcut, 1535, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression, trimmed to or just outside the borderline, a thin spot at upper left, with a patch of paper verso, a flattened fold at the lower right corner, two hinges verso, otherwise in very good condition.

Barthel Beham:
(P. 53) engraving, circa 1525, on laid paper, without watermark, a later impression, with wide margins, hinges verso, in good condition.

(P. 61) engraving, 1521, on laid paper, without watermark, a later impression, trimmed outside the platemark, hinges verso, otherwise in good condition

Jacob Binck:
(H. 68), engraving, circa 1520-1561, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, trimmed to the or just inside the platemark, lower left corner made up, stained, some short nicks at the right sheet edge, hinge along the left sheet edge verso.

Martin Treu:
(B. 37) engraving, 1540, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression, trimmed outside the platemark, hinges verso at left and above, the left one with an associated crease showing recto, otherwise in good condition.

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