Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), The Holy Kinship with the Lute-Playing Angels

Woodcut on laid paper, 1511, possibly a Meder b impression, with some cracks in the last "1" in the date upper center, no visible watermark, sheet verso bears antique ink inscription that appears to read "Ch. B" [underlined] and has similarities to Baron Charles Marochetti's collector's mark [Lugt 392], with thread margins or trimmed on outer edge of border line, unframed. Bartsch 97; Meder 216.

Sheet size 213 x 215 mm. (8 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

Some toning and faint staining; repair center left and along left edge; few thinning areas of sheet.

$1,000 - 2,000