Nov 03, 2005 - Sale 2055

Sale 2055 - Lot 3

Price Realized: $ 3,680
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
ALBRECHT DÜRER
Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins.

Woodcut, 1496-98. 390x283 mm; 153/8x111/4 inches. A very good, evenly printed Meder I b impression. Small crown watermark (Meder 24, which he dates from 1499-1504). Scattered repaired tears and small losses, with thread margins or trimmed on the outer edge of the border line.

Extremely scarce in early impressions such as this example. Bartsch 127; Meder 238.