拍品 132
  • 132

Attributed to Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (1696-1770) South German, 18th century

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12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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描述

  • Faith and Hope
  • wood, on ebonised wood bases
  • Attributed to Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (1696-1770) South German, 18th century

Condition

Overall the condition of the wood is good with minor dirt and wear to the surfaces consistent with age. There is minor non-active worming to the figures, including to the faces. There is minor splitting to the wood consistent with material, including a split running through Faith's drapery on the proper left side. The tips of three of Faith's fingers on her proper right hand are lost. There are a few slightly visible original inserts, including to Hope's drapery at the back on the proper right side. Faith's proper right hand and wrist are respectively carved separately, slightly open joints are visible, and they may be reattached. The tip of the crescent moon on which Hope stands is reattached. There are a few small losses, including to the drapery at the bottom of both figures, and to Hope's proper right toes (some of which are carved separately). There are several drill holes to the backs of both figures. There is minor wear to the bases.
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拍品資料及來源

Of all the sculptors active in South Germany during the 18th century, Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer was one of the most original. His figural compositions tend to blend heavy flowing drapery with highly stylised physiognomy. The present beautiful pair of sculptures of Faith and Hope betray many of the characteristics best associated with Feuchtmayer's works. The figure of Hope finds a comparison with a wood bust of Mary Magdalene from a confessional in Salem Cathedral dating to 1738 (Boeck, op. cit. no. 43); note the same facial expression and the similarly prominent nose and brow. The thick flowing drapery, which dominates both figures, can be found throughout Feuchtmayer's work; see, for example, his Scholastica in the Fahr Abbey, Aargau (Boeck, op. cit. no. 49). Faith's covered head is paralleled in a bust of St. Catherine of Cortona from a confessional in St. Gallen (Boeck, op. cit. no. 117). Her pose and the arrangement of her drapery can also be said to compare with a figure of St. Anne in the chapel at Schloß Zeil, Algäu (Boeck, op. cit. no. 118).

RELATED LITERATURE
W. Boeck, Feuchtmayer Meisterwerke, Tübingen, 1963, nos. 43, 49, 117 and 118; P. Volk, Rokokoplastik in Altbayern, Bayrisch-Schwaben und im Allgäu, Munich, 1981, no. 109; U. Knapp, "Feuchtmayer," Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed September 1, 2013, http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T028116pg3.