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German School, 15th Century — Saint Sebastian and the Madonna (Half Figures) (Schreiber, Vol. III, no. 1694h)
German School, 15th Century

Saint Sebastian and the Madonna (Half Figures) (Schreiber, Vol. III, no. 1694h)

A rare German woodcut from circa 1500 depicting Saint Sebastian and the Madonna as half-length figures, hand-colored with vibrant pigments. This extremely rare impression features gaufrage printing and is noted as one of only a few known examples.

Medium
Woodcut with handcolouring in red, green, yellow and brown, circa 1500, a very good impression of this extremely rare print (Schreiber cites one impression only), printing with gaufrage, on paper with an indistinct Heart (?) watermark, unframed
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Old Master Prints

June 30, 2021

Estimate: $700 – $900

Lot 58

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German School, 15th Century, Saint Sebastian and the Madonna (Half Figures) (Schreiber, Vol. III, no. 1694h)

A rare German woodcut from circa 1500 depicting Saint Sebastian and the Madonna as half-length figures, hand-colored with vibrant pigments. This extremely rare impression features gaufrage printing and is noted as one of only a few known examples.

Medium
Woodcut with handcolouring in red, green, yellow and brown, circa 1500, a very good impression of this extremely rare print (Schreiber cites one impression only), printing with gaufrage, on paper with an indistinct Heart (?) watermark, unframed
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

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Religious Art, Hand-Colored, 15th-16th Century, Rare Print, German School, Saint Sebastian, Woodcut, Madonna

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