BEHAM, Hans Sebald, Sol

Barthel Beham was the older brother of painter, Hans Sebald, a prolific printmaker … [Read biography »]

Signed Hans Sebald Beham (1500 - 1550), Engraving, Sol

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Description:
Artist:	Beham, Hans Sebald (1500 - 1550)
Title:	Sol
Medium:	Engraving
Image Size:	2 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in (7 x 4.5 cm)
Framed Size:	19 1/4 in x 18 1/4 in (49 x 46.4 cm)
Signed:	HSB, LL, in plate
Condition:	Excellent
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Monogrammed in the plate in the lower left 'HSB', this work is a fine dark black impression printed on a fine laid paper. Intimately executed, the diminutive size of this work entices the viewer to inspect the work closely. The artist created a series of works similar to this one depicting figures symbolic of the sun, moon, and other planets. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will enclose with the sale of the work) : 1) A Masterworks Certificate of Authenticity will be included with the sale of this work. About the Framing: Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is float mounted on archival white linen in a dark gold leaf frame. The sculptural details of the moulding accentuate the organic linear elements in this work. The tone of the frame compliments the contrasting darks and lights of this work. Completed with white linen wrapped mattes and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas cover.
Style:	Old Master

Biography of Hans Sebald Beham

Barthel Beham was the older brother of painter, Hans Sebald, a prolific printmaker who produced over 2,000 prints during his career. He focused on tiny engravings, placing him in the German printmaking school called the Little Masters. Beham also worked with larger woodcuts and designed playing cards, wallpaper, coats of arms, and patterns for other artists. He illuminated a prayer book and created a painting for Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg. Along with his brother and Georg Pencz, Hans Sebald Beham was banished from Nuremberg in 1525 due to his beliefs that opposed Lutheranism, the dominant religion of the city. After returning to the city, Beham was exiled again for publishing a book that was believed to be plagiarized from one of Albrecht Durer's writings.