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Auction archive: Lot number 134

The African

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 134

The African

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Title: [The African] Author: Mehoffer, Rudolf von Place: Publisher: Date: [1890] Description: Pastel, signed in upper right corner. 24x19, matted and framed under plexiglass, overall 33x27. Moving portrait of an African wearing a turban and traditional robes. An appealing if uncharacteristic work of the artist most noted for his portraits of German and Austrian royalty and other court figures. Austrian-born Rudolf von Mehoffer (1857-1938) studied under Heinrich von Angeli at the Vienna Academy in the 1880's. His output was not prodigious, and Allgemeines Lexikon Der Bildenden Kunstler; lists only ten of his work, including this one. Provenance: A private collection, where it has resided for thirty years. Lot Amendments Condition: Overall in fine condition. Item number: 202822

Auction archive: Lot number 134
Auction:
Datum:
9 Jul 2009
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: [The African] Author: Mehoffer, Rudolf von Place: Publisher: Date: [1890] Description: Pastel, signed in upper right corner. 24x19, matted and framed under plexiglass, overall 33x27. Moving portrait of an African wearing a turban and traditional robes. An appealing if uncharacteristic work of the artist most noted for his portraits of German and Austrian royalty and other court figures. Austrian-born Rudolf von Mehoffer (1857-1938) studied under Heinrich von Angeli at the Vienna Academy in the 1880's. His output was not prodigious, and Allgemeines Lexikon Der Bildenden Kunstler; lists only ten of his work, including this one. Provenance: A private collection, where it has resided for thirty years. Lot Amendments Condition: Overall in fine condition. Item number: 202822

Auction archive: Lot number 134
Auction:
Datum:
9 Jul 2009
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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