THE MASTER OF THE COBURG ROUNDELS* (active circa 1475-1500)

PROPERTY FROM THE IAN WOODNER FAMILY COLLECTION

Details

THE MASTER OF THE COBURG ROUNDELS* (active circa 1475-1500)

The Mystic Wine Press (recto); A Study of the same and a Study of Christ on the Cross surrounded by the Evangelists and other Saints (verso)

inscribed with color notes; black chalk, pen and brown ink
7¾ x 10¼in. (197 x 259mm.)

Provenance

Tobias Christ; Sotheby's, London, 9 April 1981, lot 1, illustrated (as Rhenish School, circa 1500) (¨7,400)
John R. Gaines; Sotheby's, New York, 17 November 1986, lot 2, illustrated ($30,800)

Literature

A. Weckwerth, Christie's in der Kalter, Speculum Artis, 1964, 6, pp. 41-3, pls. 2 and 3
C. Anderson, Excursus: The Master of the Coburg Roundels, in From a Mighty Fortress: Prints, Drawings and Books in the Age of Luther 1483-1546, Detroit, 1983, p. 389

Lot Essay

Dr. Christiane Andersson first attributed this drawing to the Master of Coburg Roundels. A large number of drawings by this hand are known, both original compositions and copies after other masters. Many of his drawings include detailed studies of draperies which have led to him also being called 'The Master of the Drapery Studies'. The artist worked in Strasburg as a painter and a stained glass designer, and as the Mystic Winepress was a popular subject for glass, it is possible that the present drawing is related to his activity in this field