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SOUTHERN GERMAN OR UPPER RHINE, FIRST QUARTER 16TH CENTURYRELIEF WITH SAINT PETER, SAINT JOHN AND PROBABLY SAINT JAMES |
估價
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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描述
- wood
- 43 x 43 cm; 17 x 17 in.
polychromed walnut
出版
RELATED LITERATURE
Spätgotik am Oberrhein. Meisterwerke der Plastik und des Kunsthandwerks 1450-1530, exh. cat. Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, 1970, p. 102, no. 31; S. Guillot de Suduiraut, Sculptures allemandes de la fin du Moyen Age, exh. cat. Louvre Museum, Paris, 1991, pp. 144-145.
Spätgotik am Oberrhein. Meisterwerke der Plastik und des Kunsthandwerks 1450-1530, exh. cat. Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, 1970, p. 102, no. 31; S. Guillot de Suduiraut, Sculptures allemandes de la fin du Moyen Age, exh. cat. Louvre Museum, Paris, 1991, pp. 144-145.
Condition
In overall good condition with a few losses to the polychromy in several places and non-active wood worming visible to the surface throughout. The carving in the curls of hair is good in all details. The original polychromy appears to have been retouched in some places.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
These juxtaposed busts carved in a single piece of wood is characteristic of German or Upper Rhinish predellas from the late 15th to the early 16th century. The predella of the Blaubeuren Altarpiece, divided into three groups of busts of Christ His Apostles, by Michael Erhart and his son Gregor, circa 1493, is one of the few examples still in place. The busts on the predella of the Isenheim Altarpiece - a collaboration of Matthias Grünewald and Nicolas Hagenauer, circa 1512-1516 - show similarities with the present ones, notably in the realistic depition of physical features – emphasized by expressive wrinkles - and hair, either looped in deeply hollow cruls or large wavy strands carved with parallel grooves. Again from the Upper Rhine, compare also to the group of Two Apostles in the Humanist Library of Sélestat.