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Herbert Gustave Schmalz
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Herbert Gustave Schmalz
- Faithful Unto Death (Christianes ad Leones!)
- signed Herbert Carmichael (lower right); inscribed 2 "Christianes ad Leones!"/ "The sect who were first called Christians at Antioch had/ that day born good witness to their faith, in Rome. There in/the fierce glare of the Arena, waiting for the end./Waiting, under the pitiless eyes of a blood thirsty multitude, from Senator and Patrician dame, to low baffoone parisite. Waiting, till fear becomes/hope, and shame grows shameless before the promise of Death!"/ Herbert Schmalz, 49 Addison Road, Kensington, London. (on an old label on the reverse)
- oil on canvas
- 63 1/4 by 45 in.
- 160.7 by 114 cm
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Son, Ltd., Manchester
Maple & Co., London and Paris, 1911
Sale: Christie's, London, November 28, 2000, lot 55, illustrated
Acquired by 2001
Maple & Co., London and Paris, 1911
Sale: Christie's, London, November 28, 2000, lot 55, illustrated
Acquired by 2001
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1888, no. 542
London, Tate Britain; Munich, Haus der Kunst; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Tokyo, Kobe City Museum; Tokyo, Gedai Museum: Exposed: The Victorian Nude, November 1, 2001- August 31, 2003, no. 150 (lent by the present owner)
London, Tate Britain; Munich, Haus der Kunst; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Tokyo, Kobe City Museum; Tokyo, Gedai Museum: Exposed: The Victorian Nude, November 1, 2001- August 31, 2003, no. 150 (lent by the present owner)
Literature
Henry Blackburn, ed., Academy Notes 1888, London, 1888, pp. 16, 71, illustrated
Athenaeum, May 5, 1888, no. 3158, pp. 572, 732
The Times, London, May 16, 1888, p. 4
Illustrated London News, London, May 19, 1888, p. 549
Academy, May 26, 1888, no. 838, p. 364
Strand Magazine, 1888
Art Journal, London, 1888, p. 218
Trevor Blakemore, The Art of Herbert Schmalz, London, 1911, pp. 44-6, 197, illustrated opposite p. 44
Caroline Dakers, The Holland Park Circle, New Haven, 1999, pp. 215-6, illustrated
Athenaeum, May 5, 1888, no. 3158, pp. 572, 732
The Times, London, May 16, 1888, p. 4
Illustrated London News, London, May 19, 1888, p. 549
Academy, May 26, 1888, no. 838, p. 364
Strand Magazine, 1888
Art Journal, London, 1888, p. 218
Trevor Blakemore, The Art of Herbert Schmalz, London, 1911, pp. 44-6, 197, illustrated opposite p. 44
Caroline Dakers, The Holland Park Circle, New Haven, 1999, pp. 215-6, illustrated
Condition
Lined. The surface is fresh and the colors remain vibrant. There is minor surface dirt and dust; a few pinpoint dots of discoloration; and a web of barely perceptible, stable craquelure across the picture surface that is concurrent with age. The work has been thinly painted, particularly in the audience. Under UV: varnish fluoresces green unevenly. There are widely scattered dots and small areas of retouching throughout the picture surface and along the edges; and a vertical area of inpainting extending from the upper left edge.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.