Lot No. 223


Josef Selleny


Josef Selleny - Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures

(Vienna 1824–1875) Sailors on the frigate Novara during their circumnavigation 1857–59, 2 sheets, signed J. Selleny and monogrammed J. S. (ligated), titled Novara, numbered and with the date: January (18)59, watercolour on paper, 22 x 18 cm bzw. 18 x 30 cm, unframed, (Hu)

Joseph Selleny participated in the circumnavigation of the Novara commissioned by the later Mexican Emperor Archduke Maximilian. Selleny’s lively pictures of this journey were the models for numerous publications and served as illustrations in magazines and newspapers. The two sheets of the crew on the ship provide an authentic picture of the life on the sea.

Specialist: Dr. Brigitte Huck Dr. Brigitte Huck
+43-1-515 60-378

19c.paintings@dorotheum.at

10.04.2019 - 14:00

Estimate:
EUR 1,400.- to EUR 2,000.-

Josef Selleny


(Vienna 1824–1875) Sailors on the frigate Novara during their circumnavigation 1857–59, 2 sheets, signed J. Selleny and monogrammed J. S. (ligated), titled Novara, numbered and with the date: January (18)59, watercolour on paper, 22 x 18 cm bzw. 18 x 30 cm, unframed, (Hu)

Joseph Selleny participated in the circumnavigation of the Novara commissioned by the later Mexican Emperor Archduke Maximilian. Selleny’s lively pictures of this journey were the models for numerous publications and served as illustrations in magazines and newspapers. The two sheets of the crew on the ship provide an authentic picture of the life on the sea.

Specialist: Dr. Brigitte Huck Dr. Brigitte Huck
+43-1-515 60-378

19c.paintings@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 10.04.2019 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 03.04. - 10.04.2019