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The Third Tournament
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LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER (1472-1553)
The Third Tournament
woodcut
1509
on laid paper, apparently without watermark
a very fine, early impression of this rare and important subject
printing very strongly, clearly and with great contrasts
with wide margins
in very good condition
Block 292 x 418 mm.
Sheet 352 x 483 mm.
The Third Tournament
woodcut
1509
on laid paper, apparently without watermark
a very fine, early impression of this rare and important subject
printing very strongly, clearly and with great contrasts
with wide margins
in very good condition
Block 292 x 418 mm.
Sheet 352 x 483 mm.
Provenance
Herzogliches Museum, Gotha (without mark and not in Lugt).
Albert W. Blum (1882-1952), Switzerland and Short Hills, New Jersey (Lugt 79b); his posthumous sale, Sotheby's New York, Old Master Prints from the Collection of the Late Dr. Albert W. Blum, 27 February 1988, lot 1138.
With Margo Pollins Schab, Inc., New York; probably acquired at the above sale.
Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, Detroit; acquired from the above in 1988; then by descent to the present owners.
Albert W. Blum (1882-1952), Switzerland and Short Hills, New Jersey (Lugt 79b); his posthumous sale, Sotheby's New York, Old Master Prints from the Collection of the Late Dr. Albert W. Blum, 27 February 1988, lot 1138.
With Margo Pollins Schab, Inc., New York; probably acquired at the above sale.
Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, Detroit; acquired from the above in 1988; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch 125, Hollstein 118
Exhibited
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Master Prints of 5 Centuries: The Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, 1990-91, p. 196, n. 183.
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Stefano Franceschi
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