Ulrich Varnbüler (B. 150; M., Holl., S.M.S. 256; Strauss, chiaroscuro 1)

Albrecht Dürer Ulrich Varnbüler (B. 150; M., Holl., S.M.S. 256; Strauss, chiaroscuro 1) chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black, olive-green and ochre-green, 1522, a very impressive Meder III a impression with strong relief, with the address of W. Janssen (Blaeu) trimmed off at the lower edge, the colours particularly fresh and well registered, watermark Circle with two Arcs and a Flourish (M. 258), trimmed just outside the borderline, a small printer's crease with the paper slightly split at the upper right corner, a small abrasion on the collar of the tunic, an uninked horizontal printer's crease at the centre right, some slight staining at the edges, otherwise in excellent, fresh condition S. 439 x 335 mm.