Description: Amand Durand heliogravure on BFK Rives wove paper of the engraving Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg by Albrecht Dürer. Some handling wear in margins, otherwise very good condition. Never framed or matted. Image 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. Sheet: 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. Dürer engraved Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg in 1519. Dürer expert Sylvester Rosa Koehler considered the portrait “preeminent for delicacy and noble simplicity among those engraved by Durer, to be ranked among the best portraits engraved anywhere at any time.” Amand Durand produced his heliogravures after the best early impressions from important collections including those of the Edmond de Rothschild, Eugene Dutuit, Emile Galichon, Lemarié, Firmin-Didot, the British Museum, the Bibliothèque nationale, and the Fitzwilliam Museum. Many collectors preferred Amand Durand’s heliogravures over impressions from original plates that had been worn from repeated printings. Philp Gilbert Hamerton, author of “Etching and Etchers” wrote of Amand Durand’s heliogravures, “They are of the same size as the original etchings which they resemble very closely and are incomparably superior to the poor impressions from the original plates themselves." The etcher Joseph Pennell wrote, “M. Amand Durand made the best photogravures ever produced because he was an artist. No mere photographic or mechanical engraver ever approached him.” Regarding photogravures, Pennell wrote, “The most interesting work was probably done by Amand Durand whose copies of Rembrandt and Durer printed on old paper were so good that the most serious authorities were deceived by them.” I am happy to combine shipping costs on multiple items.
Price: 50 USD
Location: West Hartford, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-02-02T02:35:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Type: Print
Theme: Portrait, Religious
Style: Old Master Print
Material: Ink, Paper
Production Technique: Heliogravure
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
