Nov 03, 2005 - Sale 2055

Sale 2055 - Lot 5

Price Realized: $ 14,950
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 18,000 - $ 22,000
PROOF BEFORE TEXT ALBRECHT DÜRER
The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb.

Woodcut, 1498. 390x281 mm; 153/8x111/8 inches. A brilliant, evenly printed and dark proof before the 1498 text edition. Imperial orb watermark (Meder 53, which he dates from 1497 to around 1520). Small margins 3 sides, narrow uneven vertical loss along the upper to lower left edge, approximately 1/8-inch into the image, with expert restoration in pen and ink. Bartsch 74; Meder 175.