The impossible

BEHAM, Sebald (Nuremberg 1500 - Frankfurt 1550).
The impossible.
Engraving, 1549
81x52 mm.
Signed with monogram and dated on a tablet at lower right. Lettered 'IMPOSSIBILE' above the figure at centre and 'NIMENT UNDER STESICH GROSER DING/ DIE IM ZU THUN UNMUGLICH SINDT' along upper right edge.

Bibliography:
Bartsch VIII.172.145
Hollstein 146.IV
Pauli 1901-11 146.IV

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Provenance: Leonard Baskin collectors´ mark (Lugt 4473) and 'L & L.B.' (Léonard & Lisa Baskin iniatials) annotation on the verso.