Master Sculpture & Works of Art Part II
Master Sculpture & Works of Art Part II
Property of a Private New York Collector
German, Franconia, circa 1510-1520
Half-Length Figure of a Male Saint
Lot Closed
January 28, 07:14 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private New York Collector
German, Franconia, circa 1510-1520
Half-Length Figure of a Male Saint
wood with remains of polychromy
height 21 ½ in.; 54.6cm.
Ricchetti, Venice, until 1882;
Prince Johannes II of Liechtenstein, Vienna;
Christie’s Amsterdam, 1 April 2008, lot 13.
Prince Johannes II of Liechtenstein, Vienna;
Christie’s Amsterdam, 1 April 2008, lot 13.
A. Kronfeld, Führer durch die Fürstlich Liechtensteinsche Gemäldegalerie in Wien, Vienna, 1931, p. XXVII;
O. Sandner, Meisterwerke der Plastik aus Privatammlungen im Bodenseegebiet, Bregenz, 1967, p. 88, no. 160, pl. 33;
R. Baumstark, Deutsche Malerei 15.-19. Jahrhundert. Aus den Sammlungen des Regierended Gemäldegalerie Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Vaduz, 1979, p. 80-81, no. 28.
O. Sandner, Meisterwerke der Plastik aus Privatammlungen im Bodenseegebiet, Bregenz, 1967, p. 88, no. 160, pl. 33;
R. Baumstark, Deutsche Malerei 15.-19. Jahrhundert. Aus den Sammlungen des Regierended Gemäldegalerie Fürsten von Liechtenstein, Vaduz, 1979, p. 80-81, no. 28.
The seminal late Gothic sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider (1460 - 1531) gained an extensive following in his native Franconia and throughout southern Germany, and this half-length bust is indebted to his style.