Bust of a Man in a Hat Gazing Upward, Martin Schongauer, ca. 1480–90


Bust of a Man in a Hat Gazing Upward, ca. 1480–90, Pen and carbon black ink, over pen and brown ink, on paper prepared with sanguine wash., 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13 x cm), Drawings, Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50–1491 Breisach), Famous even in his lifetime, Martin Schongauer shaped and revitalized German art, integrating it with the achievements of the great Netherlandish masters. While he elevated the engraving technique to a pinnacle of perfection--surpassed only by Albrecht Dürer--Schongauer was also a gifted panel painter and draftsman


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