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The Turkish Family
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (1471-1528)
The Turkish Family
engraving, circa 1496, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine, rich Meder a impression, printing with great depth and contrasts, trimmed to or just inside the borderline, the upper right corner made up, another made-up area at the left sheet edge, a repaired vertical fold visible to the right of the man's head, framed
Sheet 107 x 76 mm.
The Turkish Family
engraving, circa 1496, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine, rich Meder a impression, printing with great depth and contrasts, trimmed to or just inside the borderline, the upper right corner made up, another made-up area at the left sheet edge, a repaired vertical fold visible to the right of the man's head, framed
Sheet 107 x 76 mm.
Provenance
Cortland Field Bishop (1870-1935), New York & Lenox, Mass. (Lugt 2770 b); his posthumous sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 19-20 November 1935, lot 29.
The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; de-accessioned and sold, Christie's, New York, 11 May 1992, lot 246.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owner.
The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; de-accessioned and sold, Christie's, New York, 11 May 1992, lot 246.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Bartsch 85; Meder, Hollstein 80; Schoch Mende Scherbaum 12
Special notice
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