Kampf dreier Männer (Man fighting with two couples on horseback)
Frankfurt: c1550. Engraving on laid paper, 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches (47 x 92 mm), thread margins. Ex-collection D.G. de Arozarena (Lugt 109) with his collector's mark in blue ink on verso. Scattered superficial skinning throughout with a soft central crease, as well as several scattered light pencil inscriptions on the verso. All condition points are consistent with age.
[Hollstein 97].
Hans Sebald Beham (1500 – 1550) is mainly known for his very small engravings. Born in Nuremberg, he spent the later part of his career in Frankfurt. He was one of the most important of the "Little Masters," the group of German artists making prints in the generation after Dürer.
A note on the provenance: D.G. de Arozarena was a collector of South American origin; he arrived in France in 1859 and after two years had built an important collection of prints and drawings. He sold it in 1861 on his return to South America.
Item number: 2246
Price: $700.00
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