MASTER AG (ALBRECHT GLOCKENDON) (after Schongauer) The Fourth Foolish Virgin.
Engraving, circa 1480-90. 120x85 mm; 4 3/4x3 1/4 inches. A superb, richly-inked and early impression of this very scarce engraving, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions.
We have not found another impression at auction in the past 30 years. Lehrs cites only 6 known impressions in public collections. Bartsch 26; Lehrs 29.
