Lot 306
  • 306

Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen 1813-1886

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen
  • The New Brother
  • signed Meyer von Bremen inscribed Berlin and dated 1874 lower right
  • oil on panel

  • 19 1/8 by 15 1/8 in.
  • 48.5 by 38.4 cm.

Provenance

Albert G. McCaleb, Chicago (in circa 1930)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

Good condition. On a panel with two horizontal supports. Under UV: spots of inpainting on little boy's nose and mouth and in babies cheek and hand. 1 inch spot of inpainting in lower left corner, a ½-inch horizontal line of inpainting at upper center, and a group of lines of inpainting in the lower right corner. Scattered dots in upper register of background.
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