Sale 2460 - Old Master Through Modern Prints, November 2, 2017

17  ALBRECHT DÜRER Christ Carrying the Cross . Woodcut, circa 1497-1500. 390x285 mm; 15 3 / 8 x11 1 / 4 inches. A superb, dark and richly-inked proof impression before the 1511 Latin text edition with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Large orb watermark (Meder 53, which he dates to the late 1400s/early 1500s). With thread margins or trimmed on the border line, with portions of the border line preserved all around. Bartsch 10; Meder 119. [5,000/8,000]