Lot No. 106


Franz Schrotzberg


Franz Schrotzberg - Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects

(Vienna 1811- 1889 Graz)
attributed - Empress Elisabeth of Austria, portrait of the young empress in a lace dress with roses,
oil on canvas, 83 x 66 cm, of oval form, framed, c. 1855, (Lu)

Superb portrait of the young empress from the time of her wedding. This portrait type of the empress in a lace dress was varied and repeated several times by the well-known Viennese portrait painter Franz Schrotzberg. Franz Schrotzberg was one of the best and most sought-after portrait painters of both the imperial family and higher nobility.

Provenance:
formerly John and Johanna Bass Collection, The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida, inv. no. 1963.040

Exhibited:
The Golden Age of Emperor Franz Joseph; Austrian Art from The Bass Collection, 11.08.2006 - 02.01.2007 and: Highlights of the John and Johanna Bass Collection, Bass Museum, 11.03.1990 - 12.09.1990. Accompanied by a copy of the certificate issued by Dr Bruno Grimschitz:"... this portrait of the young Empress Elisabeth of Austria is in my opinion an original by the Viennese painter Franz Schrotzberg (1811-1889). Vienna, 1 May 1960. Dr. Bruno Grimschitz". Counterpart to the following lot.

Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at

19.10.2020 - 14:00

Realized price: **
EUR 35,300.-
Estimate:
EUR 28,000.- to EUR 38,000.-

Franz Schrotzberg


(Vienna 1811- 1889 Graz)
attributed - Empress Elisabeth of Austria, portrait of the young empress in a lace dress with roses,
oil on canvas, 83 x 66 cm, of oval form, framed, c. 1855, (Lu)

Superb portrait of the young empress from the time of her wedding. This portrait type of the empress in a lace dress was varied and repeated several times by the well-known Viennese portrait painter Franz Schrotzberg. Franz Schrotzberg was one of the best and most sought-after portrait painters of both the imperial family and higher nobility.

Provenance:
formerly John and Johanna Bass Collection, The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida, inv. no. 1963.040

Exhibited:
The Golden Age of Emperor Franz Joseph; Austrian Art from The Bass Collection, 11.08.2006 - 02.01.2007 and: Highlights of the John and Johanna Bass Collection, Bass Museum, 11.03.1990 - 12.09.1990. Accompanied by a copy of the certificate issued by Dr Bruno Grimschitz:"... this portrait of the young Empress Elisabeth of Austria is in my opinion an original by the Viennese painter Franz Schrotzberg (1811-1889). Vienna, 1 May 1960. Dr. Bruno Grimschitz". Counterpart to the following lot.

Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 19.10.2020 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 14.10. - 19.10.2020


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