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Sketches of Animals and Landscapes

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).

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