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Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen
- Fröhliche Morgenfahrt (The Return from Fishing)
- signed Meyer von Bremen lower left
- oil on canvas
- 80 by 122cm., 31½ by 48in.
Provenance
Sale: Weinmüller, Munich, 14 March 1974, lot 1683
Purchased at the above sale by the mother of the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the mother of the present owner
Exhibited
Frankfurt, Kunstverein, 1863 (as Morgenfahrt fröhlicher Fischerkinder)
Literature
Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander, Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen - Das Lebensbild eines deutschen Genremalers, Leipzig, 1910, p. 68, cited; fig. 78, illustrated
Condition
The canvas has been relined. There is a pattern of stable hairline craquelure visible primarily in the sky. Ultraviolet light reveals strokes of retouching intermittently along the framing edges, and addressing craquelure in the sky around the figure with the flag in the centre of the composition and in the upper-right quadrant; apart from some scattered short, thin lines of retouching to craquelure, there is little retouching to the figures. This painting is in good condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Painted in 1862, the present work was the culmination of a series of works inspired by Meyer von Bremen's journey to Heringsdorf on the Baltic Sea. It was published in a celebrated engraving by Witthöft.