Carl Ferdinand Sohn
(Berlin 1805–1867 Cologne)
Portrait of Countess Monts, signed, dated C. Sohn 1846, oil on canvas, 84.5 x 62.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Estate of the artist Carl Ferdinand Sohn;
1870 Purchased by the Wallraf-Richartz Museum from the funds of the art association;
Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, 1870-1943, inv. No. 1358;
Sold March 1943 to Carl Knaisch, Bad Godesberg-Bonn;
His heirs - private collection, Germany.
The present lot is widely regarded in the literature as Carl Ferdinand Sohn’s most beautiful portrait; however, the identity of the sitter remains unknown. Our mysterious lady belonged to the German aristocratic family von Monts de Mazin and is depicted wearing a Renaissance-like costume in front of an idealised landscape. Sohn’s masterful talent for reproducing materiality can be appreciated in the softness of her skin and the lustre of her fashionable hair.
After starting his career as a painter of historical works with medium success, Sohn quickly turned to portrait painting enjoying enormous popularity specially among women of the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy, travelling as far as Russia and the United States to fulfil his commissions.
Expert: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
+43-1-515 60-355
19c.paintings@dorotheum.at
24.10.2023 - 18:00
- Dosažená cena: **
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EUR 13.200,-
- Odhadní cena:
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EUR 15.000,- do EUR 18.000,-
Carl Ferdinand Sohn
(Berlin 1805–1867 Cologne)
Portrait of Countess Monts, signed, dated C. Sohn 1846, oil on canvas, 84.5 x 62.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Estate of the artist Carl Ferdinand Sohn;
1870 Purchased by the Wallraf-Richartz Museum from the funds of the art association;
Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, 1870-1943, inv. No. 1358;
Sold March 1943 to Carl Knaisch, Bad Godesberg-Bonn;
His heirs - private collection, Germany.
The present lot is widely regarded in the literature as Carl Ferdinand Sohn’s most beautiful portrait; however, the identity of the sitter remains unknown. Our mysterious lady belonged to the German aristocratic family von Monts de Mazin and is depicted wearing a Renaissance-like costume in front of an idealised landscape. Sohn’s masterful talent for reproducing materiality can be appreciated in the softness of her skin and the lustre of her fashionable hair.
After starting his career as a painter of historical works with medium success, Sohn quickly turned to portrait painting enjoying enormous popularity specially among women of the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy, travelling as far as Russia and the United States to fulfil his commissions.
Expert: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
+43-1-515 60-355
19c.paintings@dorotheum.at
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| Aukce: | Obrazy 19. století |
| Typ aukce: | Sálová aukce s Live bidding |
| Datum: | 24.10.2023 - 18:00 |
| Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 14.10. - 24.10.2023 |
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