CHRISTOPH JAMNITZER (1563-1613)
CHRISTOPH JAMNITZER (1563-1613)
CHRISTOPH JAMNITZER (1563-1613)
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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
CHRISTOPH JAMNITZER (1563-1613)

Two Plates from: Neüw Grotteßken Buch

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CHRISTOPH JAMNITZER (1563-1613)
Two Plates from: Neüw Grotteßken Buch
two etchings
1602-10
on laid paper, without watermarks
very fine, uniform impressions from this rare series
presumably from a set published by the artist, Nuremberg, 1610
printing with a light plate tone
with small margins
some minor staining and discolourations in places
otherwise in good condition
Plate 150 x 190 mm., Sheet 152 x 193 mm.
Plate 147 x 190 mm., Sheet 152 x 195 mm.(2)
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Andresen 32 & 50; Warnke 950 & 948; see Hollstein 1

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The full series comprises three title pages and sixty plates. Complete sets of the Neüw Grotteßken Buch are extremely rare and most only include the title pages and 59 plates. In fact, one plate (Warnke 946) was unknown to Andresen.
One such set with 59 plates from the collection of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow was sold at Christie's, New York, on 9 April 2013, lot 50 ($ 162,500).

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