The Annunciation

Date15th century

Style of Martin Schongauer German, ca. 1430 - 1491

Object number52.36

ProvenanceChevalier Ricci (Lugt 632); Desperet, 1865 (Lugt 721); A.F. Didot; Heyl zu Narrnsheim (Lugt 2879); E. Rodrigues (Lugt 897); Mensing, Amsterdam; L. Rosenthal, Bern; LeRoy M. Backus collection (1879-1948), Seattle, Washington; bequest from Mr. Backus to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1952

Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1941. Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 1946. New York, New York, Schaeffer Gallery, The Backus Collection at Schaeffer Gallery, Nov. 1948. Cat. no. 26. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Leroy M. Backus Memorial Collection, 1952. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Old Master Drawings From the Seattle Art Museum Collection, Feb. 7 - Mar. 30, 1980 (Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, Aug. 30 - Oct. 4, 1981; Claremont, California, Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, Nov. 14 - Dec. 18, 1981; San Diego, California, San Diego Museum of Art, Jan. 1 - 30, 1982; El Paso, Texas, El Paso Museum of Art, Mar. 1 - Mar. 29, 1982; Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, May 8 - June 5, 1982; Baton Rouge, Louisiana Art and Science Center, June 27- July 23, 1982; Littleton, Colorado, Northern Colorado Gallery for the Arts, Arapaho Community College, Sept. 3 - Oct. 1, 1982). Text by Erna Mandowsky. Cat. no. 1, pp. 1, 18 [as “In the style of Martin Schongauer, German"].Published ReferencesSales Catalogue Desperet, Paris, 1865, no. 296. Firmin-Didot, Drouot, Paris, 1877, No. 38. Bartsch, "Le Peintre Graveur", Wurzburg: 1920, VI, p. 66, nos. 1-3. Rodrigues, Muller, Amsterdam, 1921, No. 192, pl. XXXVII. Rosenberg, Jakob, "Martin Schongauer Handzeich Nungen", R. Piper, Munchen, 1923. Seattle Art Museum. "Le Roy M. Backus Memorial Collection." Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1952, no. 18, reproduced. Winzinger, Franz. Die Zeichnunger Martin Schongauers. Berlin: 1962. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Engagement Book, Apr. 18-24, 1965.

Credit LineLeRoy M. Backus Collection

Dimensions4 5/8 x 6 1/16 in. (11.8 x 15.4 cm)

MediumPen and ink