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

1 c MASTER AG (ALBRECHT GLOCKENDON) (after Schongauer) The Fifth Foolish Virgin . Engraving, circa 1480-90. 117x81 mm; 4 5 / 8 x3 1 / 4 inches. Ex-collection Albert van Loock (Lugt 3751, verso). A superb, richly- inked and early impression of this very scarce engraving, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions. Bartsch 27; Lehrs 30. [4,000/6,000] 2 c ALBRECHT DÜRER The Ravisher, or a Young Woman Attacked by Death . Engraving, circa 1495. 114x102mm; 4 1 / 2 x4 inches. A very good, dark and well-inked Meder c impression of this scarce, early engraving with strong contrasts. With thread margins or trimmed on the plate mark. Bartsch 44; Meder 42. [5,000/8,000] 3  ALBRECHT DÜRER St. John before God and the Elders . Woodcut, 1498. 392x278mm; 15 1 / 2 x11 inches, thread margins. A very good, dark impression from the 1511 Latin text edition, with strong contrasts. From the Apocalypse . Bartsch 63; Meder 166. [4,000/6,000] 1 2