May 06, 2021 - Sale 2566

Sale 2566 - Lot 5

Price Realized: $ 5,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
ALBRECHT DÜRER
Samson Fighting with the Lion.

Woodcut, circa 1496-97. 383x274 mm; 15 1/8x10 3/4 inches, narrow margins. A very good, dark and evenly-printed Meder d-e impression, with the breaks in the border line but very little wear in the image itself, with strong contrasts and with the relief from the wood block distinct on the verso. Bartsch 2; Meder 107.