5075 - Dürer, Albrecht

Dürer, Albrecht The Cook and His Wife. Copperplate engraving. 11 x 7.9 cm. Circa 1496/97. B. 84, Meder 85 c (von e). A magnificent, striking print with a delicate plate tone and a very fine knurled edge around the border; traces of the plate edge at the bottom. Slightly dusty and stained; smoothed horizontal and vertical fold lines, with isolated retouching along these lines, particularly in the center; on the right margin, a very small filled-in missing section with a retouched border; extending from there, a continuous tear reaching the woman’s skirt; the outermost corner tip at the top right is likewise filled in; further retouched border repairs; fiber remnants on the woman’s shoe, with fibers protruding from the back; otherwise in good condition. - Please request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is only indicated in the catalog in exceptional cases. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.