Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) The Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) The Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple, from "The Life of the Virgin" Woodcut, circa 1503, a very fine dark impression from the Latin text edition of 1511 with wide margins, on laid paper with watermark of flower and triangle (Meder 127), the two gaps in the lower edge with ink facsimile, some minor spotting and light toning to margins, some very soft creases, borderline 298 x 210 mm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in). sheet 345 x 242 mm (13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in) (unframed) Provenance: Karl Ferdinand Friedrich von Nagler (1770-1846) [Lugt 2529] Unidentified collector's stamp 'KD' [not in Lugt] Unidentidied oval ink stamp [?not in Lugt] Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin [L.1606] Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin [their duplicate stamp, L. 2398] Dr. Gottfried Eissler (1862-1924) Literature: Bartsch 81; S.M.S. 171

Estimate:£12,000

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