Durer, The Annunciation, from The Life of the Virgin, 1503-1504

* Dürer (Albrecht, 1471-1528). The Annunciation (from The Life of the Virgin), 1503-1504, woodcut on laid paper with a Flower with Triangle watermark (Meder watermark 127, dated 1471-1524), a good, clear Meder a impression printed after the Latin book edition of 1511, trimmed to the borderline, two small losses at the upper sheet edge, a short fissure at the right sheet edge, two wormholes at the right sheet edge, sheet size 32.2 x 21.1 cm, plus three other woodcuts by Durer from the same series: The Glorification of the Virgin, circa 1505, published 1511, probably a good but uneven Meder a impression after the Latin text edition of 1511, without a discernible watermark, with some wear in the lower left quadrant, trimmed to the borderline, a strip of surface loss to the right of the upper sheet edge, some pale staining upper left and lower centre, minor pinhole damage at the sheet corner tips, The Sojourn of the Holy Family in Egypt, circa 1502, a very good, presumably Meder b-c impression after the 1511 Latin book edition, without a discernible watermark, some losses and damage due to wormage, and The Presentation in the Temple, 1511 , some discolouration, two unobtrusive worm tracks (visible when light is shone through) and three small holes towards the upper sheet edge QTY: (4)