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Lot 4

Albrecht Dürer
(1471-1528)
The Four Avenging Angels, from The Apocalypse

1 May 2018, 10:00 PDT
Los Angeles

Sold for US$20,000 inc. premium

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Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

The Four Avenging Angels, from The Apocalypse (B. 69; M., Holl. 171; S.M.S. 119), 1498
Woodcut on laid paper, watermark Triangle with a Six-Petal Flower (M. 127), a good, strong impression, from the Latin text edition of 1511, trimmed to or just inside the borderline, with thread margins in places, framed.
sheet 15 3/8 x 11in (39 x 27.9cm)

Footnotes

The Four Avenging Angels of the Euphrates is the eighth plate in the Apocalypse series. The compelling composition, focuses on the arms of the avenging angels and the swords they wield, accentuating the relentless punishment inflicted on all of mankind, regardless of social status.

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