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Lot 533

After Albrecht Dürer

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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(German, 1471-1528)

Christ Taken Captive, (B.27. M.136), from Johann Mommard's copy of The Small Passion, circa, monogram ""AD"" in block lower right, woodcut laid on paper, 5 x 3-7/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 13-3/4 x 12 in.

Provenance: Collection of the late Reynolds Price, North Carolina, sold by Brunk Auctions, March 10, 2012, lot 153; Private Collection

Note: Mommard is best known for his meticulous copies of 36 of Albrecht Dürer's woodcuts. The first edition of Mommard's copies appeared in 1587 and the second in 1644.

Condition

tape verso at bottom corners, small stains/foxing, taped at top verso, pencil inscriptions verso, flaw in paper or restoration at Judas' proper left sleeve; frame with abrasions, losses