Lot 32
Lot 32
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION, GERMANY
BARTHEL BEHAM (1502-1540)

Battle of eighteen Nude Men

Price Realised GBP 1,890
Estimate
GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
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BARTHEL BEHAM (1502-1540)

Battle of eighteen Nude Men

Price Realised GBP 1,890
Price Realised GBP 1,890
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BARTHEL BEHAM (1502-1540)
Battle of eighteen Nude Men
engraving
circa 1528
on laid paper, without watermark
a very good impression of this rare frieze-like print
printing clearly, with good contrasts and depth
trimmed to or just outside the platemark on three sides, fractionally into the subject at left
generally in good condition
Sheet 53 x 290 mm.
Provenance
Graf Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1804-1865), Klein-Oels, Silesia (Lugt 2669).
Karl & Faber, Munich, 6 November 1963, lot 22.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch 16; Pauli, Hollstein 25
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