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Lot Description

Albrecht Dürer

(German, 1471-1528)

A group of five prints from The Life of the Virgin

wood engravings

11 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. (each)

Property from the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Provenance:
Grant's Art Gallery, Chicago April 25, 1946
Collection of Dr. Rudolph Langer
Gift from the above to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison

Condition Report

Each sheet: 11 ½ x 8 3/8 inches.
Each mat: 20 x 16 inches.

The Annunciation: Surface dirt, heavier in left edge of the print, area of loss in lower right corner measuring 2 1/8 x 1 inch filled and restored, pinhole loss in lower center of print ½ inch from lower edge center, L shaped repaired tear measuring 4 inches in length from right edge of print extending in through the angel’s wing, small filled loss at left edge and small repaired loss at upper edge center.

The Presentation of Christ: Hinged to backmat at two places upper left and right corners verso, appears to be backed to thicker modern paper, surface dirt, tear running thru the mid-section of the print approximately 7 inches in length, small pencil mark at lower edge center, foxing and remnants of previous mounts visible verso.

Christ Among the Doctors: Appears to be backed to thicker modern paper, surface dirt, wear to image throughout, small graphite marks, remnant from previous verso.

The Death of the Virgin: Appears to be backed to thicker modern paper, surface dirt, wear to image throughout, repaired tear extending from left edge into image near virgin’s arm approximately 5 inches, two small graphite marks along upper and lower edges.

Glorification of the Virgin: Appears to be backed to thicker modern paper, surface dirt, scattered foxing, two apparent losses down print center vertically with associated restorations.

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