Artist circa 1855
Cupid and Psyche, indistinctly signed, dated Rud. Kay... 10/2 1856, copy of the original, now destroyed, by Eduard Steinbrück (1802–1882) formerly in the Kulturhistorisches Museum in Magdeburg, oil on canvas, 48 x 38.5 cm, framed, (Rei)
Before being destroyed during the commotion of the Second World War, the original painting by Eduard Steinbrück was held in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, today’s Kulturhistorisches Museum in Magdeburg. Winged Cupid, shown with quiver and arrow, whispers to Psyche in a woodland landscape. The subject of the mythological love between the god Cupid and the human Psyche is a popular one in art history.
Compare:
Friedrich von Boetticher, Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts, Hofheim am Taunus, Vol II, 2, p. 813, no. 64.
Specialist: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
+43-1-515 60-355
19c.paintings@dorotheum.at
08.04.2014 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 5,000.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 4,000.- to EUR 6,000.-
Artist circa 1855
Cupid and Psyche, indistinctly signed, dated Rud. Kay... 10/2 1856, copy of the original, now destroyed, by Eduard Steinbrück (1802–1882) formerly in the Kulturhistorisches Museum in Magdeburg, oil on canvas, 48 x 38.5 cm, framed, (Rei)
Before being destroyed during the commotion of the Second World War, the original painting by Eduard Steinbrück was held in the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, today’s Kulturhistorisches Museum in Magdeburg. Winged Cupid, shown with quiver and arrow, whispers to Psyche in a woodland landscape. The subject of the mythological love between the god Cupid and the human Psyche is a popular one in art history.
Compare:
Friedrich von Boetticher, Malerwerke des 19. Jahrhunderts, Hofheim am Taunus, Vol II, 2, p. 813, no. 64.
Specialist: Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
Mag. Dimitra Reimüller
+43-1-515 60-355
19c.paintings@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | 19th Century Paintings |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 08.04.2014 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 29.03. - 08.04.2014 |
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