Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471–1528
Sketches of Animals and Landscapes
1521
Medium | pen and black ink, and blue, gray, and rose wash on paper |
Dimensions | 10 7/16 x 15 5/8 in. (26.5 x 39.7 cm) |
Object Number | 1955.1848 |
Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Albrecht Dürer, Sketches of Animals and Landscapes, 1521, pen and black ink, and blue, gray, and rose wash on paper. Clark Art Institute, 1955.1848
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Provenance
Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Wilton House, Salisbury (sale London, Sotheby, July 5–6, 9–10, 1917, no. 298 {Illustrated before restoration}); Colnaghi, London (bought by Robert Sterling Clark, 1919).