Balthasar Denner
(Altona 1685–1749 Rostock)
Portrait of a man in a blue velvet jacket,
signed and dated bottom left: Denner/1745,
oil on canvas, 76,4 x 63,2 cm, framed
Provenance:
Collection Chevalier A. A. de Cosson;
Christie’s sale, Manson & Woods, London, 11. June 1887, Lot 144;
private collection, USA
We are grateful to Ute Mannhardt, who confirmed this to be a painting by Denner, for her assistance in researching its provenance. She will publish it in her catalogue raisonné of Balthasar Denner currently under preparation. According to Mannhardt the present painting is listed both at the Witt Library, London, and at the RKD as a work by Denner. Balthasar Denner was one of a very few North German portrait painters who enjoyed Europe-wide recognition during the 18th century. Having only recently started to attract the renewed interest of the art-historical inquiry, his œuvre is undergoing a long overdue reassessment.
Provenance:
Collection Chevalier A. A. de Cosson;
Christie’s auction, Manson & Woods, London, 11. June 1887, Lot 144;
private collection, USA
We are grateful to Ute Mannhardt, who confirmed this to be a painting by Denner, for her as
Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556
old.masters@dorotheum.com
21.04.2015 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
Balthasar Denner
(Altona 1685–1749 Rostock)
Portrait of a man in a blue velvet jacket,
signed and dated bottom left: Denner/1745,
oil on canvas, 76,4 x 63,2 cm, framed
Provenance:
Collection Chevalier A. A. de Cosson;
Christie’s sale, Manson & Woods, London, 11. June 1887, Lot 144;
private collection, USA
We are grateful to Ute Mannhardt, who confirmed this to be a painting by Denner, for her assistance in researching its provenance. She will publish it in her catalogue raisonné of Balthasar Denner currently under preparation. According to Mannhardt the present painting is listed both at the Witt Library, London, and at the RKD as a work by Denner. Balthasar Denner was one of a very few North German portrait painters who enjoyed Europe-wide recognition during the 18th century. Having only recently started to attract the renewed interest of the art-historical inquiry, his œuvre is undergoing a long overdue reassessment.
Provenance:
Collection Chevalier A. A. de Cosson;
Christie’s auction, Manson & Woods, London, 11. June 1887, Lot 144;
private collection, USA
We are grateful to Ute Mannhardt, who confirmed this to be a painting by Denner, for her as
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: | 21.04.2015 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 11.04. - 21.04.2015 |