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Albrecht Dürer — The Flight into Egypt (B. 89; M., Holl. 201)
Albrecht Dürer

The Flight into Egypt (B. 89; M., Holl. 201)

Albrecht Dürer's woodcut "The Flight into Egypt" from his Life of the Virgin series, created circa 1504-05. This fine impression demonstrates Dürer's masterful technique in woodblock printing and religious narrative.

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Woodcut, circa 1504-05, from The Life of the Virgin, a good Meder b impression after the Latin text edition of 1511, on paper with a Small City Gate watermark (M. 273), framed
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Old Master Prints

December 3, 2021

Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500

Lot 8

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Albrecht Dürer, The Flight into Egypt (B. 89; M., Holl. 201)

Albrecht Dürer's woodcut "The Flight into Egypt" from his Life of the Virgin series, created circa 1504-05. This fine impression demonstrates Dürer's masterful technique in woodblock printing and religious narrative.

Medium
Woodcut, circa 1504-05, from The Life of the Virgin, a good Meder b impression after the Latin text edition of 1511, on paper with a Small City Gate watermark (M. 273), framed
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

German Art, 1504-1505, Life Of The Virgin, Religious Narrative, Dürer, Woodcut, Renaissance

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