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Albrecht Dürer — Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)
Albrecht Dürer

Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)

Albrecht Dürer's Coat of Arms with a Skull is a masterful engraving from 1503 exemplifying the artist's technical brilliance and symbolic complexity. The print, a first-state impression with pronounced burr effects, demonstrates Dürer's meticulous craftsmanship and macabre imagery.

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Engraving, 1503, a magnificent, black, early Meder a impression of the first state (of two), printing with burr in the wings, scrollwork and gown, displaying a pronounced sculptural effect, on fine laid paper with a High Crown watermark (Meder 20), framed
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Old Master Prints

December 3, 2021

Estimate: $150,000 – $250,000

Lot 1

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Albrecht Dürer, Coat of Arms with a Skull (Bartsch 101; Meder, Hollstein 98)

Albrecht Dürer's Coat of Arms with a Skull is a masterful engraving from 1503 exemplifying the artist's technical brilliance and symbolic complexity. The print, a first-state impression with pronounced burr effects, demonstrates Dürer's meticulous craftsmanship and macabre imagery.

Medium
Engraving, 1503, a magnificent, black, early Meder a impression of the first state (of two), printing with burr in the wings, scrollwork and gown, displaying a pronounced sculptural effect, on fine laid paper with a High Crown watermark (Meder 20), framed
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Related themes

Monochrome, Skull, Memento Mori, Heraldry, Black, Early Modern, Intricate, German, Engraving, Renaissance

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Art Institute of Chicago