Swann Galleries - Old Master Prints - Sale 2429: Part I, November 3, 2016

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The Assumption and Coronation of theVirgin.
Woodcut, 1510. 290x207 mm; 11 1/4x8 1/4
inches. A superb, dark, proof impression
before the 1511 Latin text edition, with
very strong contrasts.Bull’s head watermark
(Meder 66).Trimmed on the border line,
with portions of the border line preserved
on all sides. Bartsch 94; Meder 206.
[3,000/5,000]
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The Virgin Surrounded by Many Angels.
Woodcut, 1518. 302x216 mm; 12x8 1/2
inches, thread margins.A superb, dark and
richly-inked Meder II a impression, with
very strong contrasts and with the razor-
thin, almost imperceptible break in the left
wing of the child-like angel seated with
the flower vase lower center, but otherwise
with little to no sign of wear. Bartsch 101;
Meder 211. [2,500/3,500]
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