Apr 28, 2022 - Sale 2602

Sale 2602 - Lot 47

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
GEORG PENCZ
Samson and Delilah.

Engraving, circa 1530. 49x78 mm; 2x3 1/4 inches, thread margins. A brilliant, richly-inked and early impression of this very scarce engraving, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions of this subject.

Provenance: Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, Silesia (Lugt 2669, verso); Franz Rechberger, Vienna (Lugt 2133, verso). Bartsch 28; Landau 30.