The Desperate Man (B. 70; M., Holl. 95; S.M.S. 79)

Albrecht Dürer The Desperate Man (B. 70; M., Holl. 95; S.M.S. 79) etching, circa 1515, without watermark, a fine, early impression, before all rustmarks, printing with much selectively wiped tone, a minor printing flaw at the neck of the standing man and extending down to the shoulder of the kneeling man, trimmed to the subject on three sides and mostly outside the borderline below, a short repaired tear at upper right, some pale stains, otherwise in good condition S. 7 3/8 x 5¼ in. (187 x 133 mm.)