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Johann Wilhelm Preyer
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Johann Wilhelm Preyer
- Still life of grapes
- signed in monogram upper left: IWP and dated three times: 18 17/10 31 (upper left), 15/10 36 (upper right) and 18 24/10 32 (right edge center)
- oil on prepared board (consisting of a thin linen canvas applied to board with a paper lining on the reverse)
Provenance
Estate of Alfred Schubert, Dusseldorf (from an inscription on the reverse);
Anonymous sale, Cologne, Van Ham Kunstauktionen, 17 May 2013, lot 610;
There purchased by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Cologne, Van Ham Kunstauktionen, 17 May 2013, lot 610;
There purchased by the present owner.
Literature
S. Weiss and H. Paffrath, Johann Wilhelm 1803-1889 und Emilie 1849-1930 Preyer : mit Werkverzeichnissen der Gemälde von Johann Wilhelm und Emilie Preyer, Cologne 2009, p. 196, cat. no. 36, reproduced.
Condition
Painted on prepared board (consisting of a thin linen cavas applied to board with a paper lining on the reverse). there is excellent preservation of the paint surface with lovely detail in the grapes throughout. examination under UV light shows retouching at all four corners; there are also some very small, scattered retouches here and there in background. the grapes look untouched. painting is presentable and can be hung as is.
Offered in a carved and gilt wood 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.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Active primarily in Düsseldorf, Preyer was one of the few artists there at that time who focused almost exclusively on still life painting. From 1822, he studied at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie under the tutelage of Peter von Cornelius. Beginning in 1830 he showed work regularly at the Berlin Akademie, but by 1835 he began travels in The Hague, Amsterdam, and Italy. These study trips were extremely formative and greatly influenced the style of Preyer, who quite clearly looked back to 17th and 18th century still life artists such as Abraham Mignon, Willem van Aelst, and Jan van Huysum. Preyer later settled in Munich, where his reputation flourished as the premier still life painter who’s particular specialty was the present type of work: small-scale fruit still-life’s of the utmost refinement, technical precision, and attention to naturalistic detail.