Auktion: 20 Tage
Stand 29.10.2026
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528) The Circumcision, from The Life of the Virgin, circa 1504 Woodcut on laid paper, without a watermark With thread margins on all sides, 11-3/4 x 8-1/4 inches (29.8 x 21.0 cm) (sheet) A good, strong impression from the Latin text edition of 1511 PROVENANCE: R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago; Private collection, Chicago, acquired from the above, 2009. EXHIBITED: R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago, "Northern Printmakers, Schongauer to Rembrandt," spring 2008, no. 15. LITERATURE: Bartsch, 86; Meder, 198; Scheller and Boon, 198; Schoch, Mende, and Scherbaum, 176. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
Presents well on a stable laid sheet. Mild toning throughout sheet, largely consistent with age, some additional toning/staining primarily evident verso, perhaps consistent with previous hinging efforts. A few scattered marks/spots of foxing primarily evident verso. Vestiges of hinges along verso right edge. Hinged along upper edge, float mounted, and framed under acrylic. Framed dimensions 24-3/4 x 20-1/2 inches.