Johann Leonhard Hirschmann
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(Frankfurt/Main 1672–1750 Nuremberg)
Self-portrait,
signed and dated on the reverse: Hirschmann Pinxit 17(2?)9,
oil on canvas, 58.5 x 52 cm, framed
Hirschmann received his first artistic training in Nuremberg. In 1704 he was active in London, where he is said to have been a student of Godfrey Kneller’s, whose manner of painting he adopted. When he returned to Nuremberg later on, he established himself as a portraitist. His portraits are felicitous descriptions of his sitters and accomplished renderings of textural qualities. Most of his paintings have only survived in the form of engraved reproductions.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
18.10.2016 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 9,558.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
Johann Leonhard Hirschmann
(Frankfurt/Main 1672–1750 Nuremberg)
Self-portrait,
signed and dated on the reverse: Hirschmann Pinxit 17(2?)9,
oil on canvas, 58.5 x 52 cm, framed
Hirschmann received his first artistic training in Nuremberg. In 1704 he was active in London, where he is said to have been a student of Godfrey Kneller’s, whose manner of painting he adopted. When he returned to Nuremberg later on, he established himself as a portraitist. His portraits are felicitous descriptions of his sitters and accomplished renderings of textural qualities. Most of his paintings have only survived in the form of engraved reproductions.
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
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Auction: | Old Master Paintings |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 18.10.2016 - 18:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 08.10. - 18.10.2016 |
** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT(Country of delivery: Austria)
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