Lot No. 845


Joseph Hickel


Joseph Hickel - Old Master Paintings

(?eská Lípa 1736–1807 Vienna)
Portrait of a man,
signed and dated lower right: Hickel 1789,
oil on canvas, 59 x 48 cm, framed

Joseph Hickel attended the Viennese Academy since 1756 and specialised in portrait painting very early on. With an imperial scholarship, he embarked on extended study trips to Italy. In 1769 the academy in Florence appointed him as a member. One year later he executed a portrait of Emperor Joseph II, with which he had such great success that in 1771 he was appointed imperial court painter (Kammermaler). As Joseph II’s court painter, his style influenced the iconography of the emperor.

Specialist: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43-1-515 60-556

old.masters@dorotheum.com

09.04.2014 - 18:00

Realized price: **
EUR 10,000.-
Estimate:
EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-

Joseph Hickel


(?eská Lípa 1736–1807 Vienna)
Portrait of a man,
signed and dated lower right: Hickel 1789,
oil on canvas, 59 x 48 cm, framed

Joseph Hickel attended the Viennese Academy since 1756 and specialised in portrait painting very early on. With an imperial scholarship, he embarked on extended study trips to Italy. In 1769 the academy in Florence appointed him as a member. One year later he executed a portrait of Emperor Joseph II, with which he had such great success that in 1771 he was appointed imperial court painter (Kammermaler). As Joseph II’s court painter, his style influenced the iconography of the emperor.

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: 09.04.2014 - 18:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 29.03. - 09.04.2014


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