Description:
Hans Sebald Lautensack (German, c. 1520-c. 1560)
Two Pines and a Church across from a Rivertown, 1553 (Bartsch, 42). Monogrammed within the plate, unidentified pictorial collector's mark on the reverse. Etching on paper, sheet size 4 7/16 x 6 3/4 in. (11.2 x 17.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Trimmed to the boardline on the upper and left edges, trimmed within the plate mark to the right and lower edges, subtle toning, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Hinged at top. Small tear at center right; small losses at l.r. edge; small mended tear at bottom center edge. Area of subtle white color in mountains at center left.
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