Lot 25
Lot 25
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)

The Patron Saints of Austria

Price Realised GBP 23,750
Estimate
GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000
Closed: 15 Jul 2020
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)

The Patron Saints of Austria

Price Realised GBP 23,750
Closed: 15 Jul 2020
Price Realised GBP 23,750
Closed: 15 Jul 2020
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Patron Saints of Austria
woodcut, 1515, on laid paper, without watermark, a very fine, early impression of the extremely rare first state (of two) of this print, Meder Ib, before the addition of two other saints by Hans Springklee in 1517, printing very clearly and evenly
Block 174 x 272 mm.
Sheet 178 x 276 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, stamped initial G or C (?) in black ink verso (not in Lugt).
Kupferstich-Sammlung der Königlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606), with their de-accession stamp (Lugt 2398); their sale, R. Lepke, Berlin, 30 October - 9 November 1871, presumably lot 493 ('Die acht [sic!] österreichischen Heiligen. B. 116. Beschädigt und aufgezogen.')
Heinrich Anton Cornill-d’Orville (1790-1875), Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 529); his posthumous sale, H. Gutekunst & F.A.C. Prestel, Stuttgart, 14-15 May 1900, lot 190 (‚Herrlicher Abdruck des I. Zustandes mit nur 6 Figuren. Von der gröβter Seltenheit und in fast allen Sammlungen fehlend.‘; Rm. 1060).
Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London (Lugt 1375); presumably acquired through an agent at the above sale; his sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 12-14 May 1910, lot 295 (‘Herrlicher Abdruck des I. Zustandes mit nur 6 Figuren, am unteren Rande unbedeutend ausgebessert. Sammlung Cornill-d’Orville. In diesem frühen Zustand ist das Blatt von allergröβter Seltenheit und fehlt in fast allen Sammlungen.‘; Rm. 2450; to Meder for Gerstenberg).
Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin; inscribed by his secretary Mr Montag with the deaccession number M103 in pencil verso (Lugt 1840c; see also Lugt 2785); acquired at the above sale.
With Arthur H. Harlow, New York; with his label attached to the mount.
Edwin A. Seasongood (1876-1953), New York, without his marks (see Lugt 826b & 907a); presumably acquired from the above; his sale, Parke Bernet, New York, 5-6 November 1951, lot 114 ('Superb impression. Extremely rare.'; to Blum).
Albert W. Blum (1882-1952), Zürich & Short Hills, New Jersey; with his stamp verso (Lugt 79b) and annotated mount; acquired at the above sale; then by descent.
Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 22 June 1994, lot 59 (‘Ausgezeichneter Frühdruck mit 6 Heiligen und den Namen im Unterrand. Im Unterrand und an anderen Stellen restauriert. Vor grosser Seltenheit…‘; CHF 7,000).
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
Bartsch 116; Meder, Hollstein 219; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 237
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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