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Estimated Price:
$50,000 - $80,000
Auction House: Swann Auction Galleries
Auction Location: New York, NY, USA
104 East 25th Street
New York, NY
USA
10010
Phone: 212.254.4710
Fax: 212 979 1017
Email: swann@swanngalleries.com
Auction Title: OLD MASTER THROUGH MODERN PRINTS
Auction Date: November 5, 2009
Description: ALBRECHT DÜRER
The Apocalypse.
Complete set of 16 woodcuts, 1496-98. Each approximately 390x287 mm; 15 1/2x11 1/4 inches. Each from the 1511 Latin text edition. Meder 163, 165, 166, 172, 174, 176 and 178 with a tower with a crown and a flower watermark (Meder 259, which he dates to around 1475 and indicates was commonly used for the 1511 Latin text edition of the Apocalypse). Most with small to narrow margins 3 sides and trimmed inside the black border line one side, each with lower right corner missing (refer to the department for a complete condition report).
Very good impressions overall, showing little signs of wear in the most densely cross-hatched areas and with strong contrasts; extremely scarce as a complete set. Bartsch 60-75; Meder 163-178.
Condition: All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues.
