Hans Baldung, Gen. Grien

Hans Baldung, Gen. Grien (1484/85 Schwäbisch Gmünd - Strasbourg 1545) - Christ on the cross, between Mary and John Colored woodcut on laid paper with watermark "Hohe Krone" (Meder, Dürer watermark 20). (1510-1512). 28.1 x 20.3 cm (sheet size). Hans Curjel VIII (b); M. C. Oldenbourg, Buchholzschnitte H. B. Grien (1962) l. 96 (with ill. 154); Matthias Mende 413; Weale-Bohatta 1477; Hollstein 14. Excellent, rich impression in beautiful, strong old coloring. The canon leaf appeared in Missale Speciale, printed in Strasbourg by Reinhard Beck, published on August 26, 1512. The early watermark is proven in prints from 1480 to 1525. Colored in red around the framing line and with a beautiful, up to 18 mm wide margin around it - Some staining in the margin, a printer's crease in the upper margin. Verso with remnants and traces of former mounting, otherwise in good and color-fresh condition. Extremely rare! Provenance: Karl & Faber, Munich, June 6 and 7, 1968, lot 9 with illus. p. 5; unidentified collector's stamp "F.G." in the round (not in Lugt); Dr. Edgar Paltzer (1910-1993) and Elisabeth Charlotte Paltzer (1916-1990), Basel and New York, verso with stamp (Lugt 4262); Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, auction 251, June 17, 2011, lot 5; Private collection, Germany.Taxation: differential taxation (VAT: Margin Scheme)ne ony lots.