Lot No. 204


Anselm Wagner attributed to,


Anselm Wagner  attributed to, - Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures

(1766–1806) Portraits of Johanna Urbas, nee Edle von Reyer, Görz, Laibach and Johann Urbas, medical doctor, Ljubljana, titled on an old label on the reverse, pastels on paper, 54 x 40 cm, framed, browned, pinholes, (2) (BH)

The attribution to Anselm Wagner was suggested by Neil Jeffares by means of a high-resolution digital photograph.

Anselm Wagner was the son of the Viennese painter Michael Wagner who had settled in Transylvania. Anselm studied under Johann Jakob Stunder. He was influenced by Meyten’s Baroque style and in 1796 turned to the Rococo style, later on to a Neo-Classicist style. In the beginning he painted religious pictures, eventually he specialized in oil portraits, miniatures and pastels. In the 1790s he executed numerous portraits in Transylvania. Around 1799 Anselm Wagner traveled through Romania and painted portraits of the Gyulay family.

Specialist: Mag. Barbara Hagerty Mag. Barbara Hagerty
+43-1-515 60-736

barbara.hagerty@dorotheum.at

20.04.2022 - 16:42

Realized price: **
EUR 832.-
Estimate:
EUR 800.- to EUR 1,200.-
Starting bid:
EUR 600.-

Anselm Wagner attributed to,


(1766–1806) Portraits of Johanna Urbas, nee Edle von Reyer, Görz, Laibach and Johann Urbas, medical doctor, Ljubljana, titled on an old label on the reverse, pastels on paper, 54 x 40 cm, framed, browned, pinholes, (2) (BH)

The attribution to Anselm Wagner was suggested by Neil Jeffares by means of a high-resolution digital photograph.

Anselm Wagner was the son of the Viennese painter Michael Wagner who had settled in Transylvania. Anselm studied under Johann Jakob Stunder. He was influenced by Meyten’s Baroque style and in 1796 turned to the Rococo style, later on to a Neo-Classicist style. In the beginning he painted religious pictures, eventually he specialized in oil portraits, miniatures and pastels. In the 1790s he executed numerous portraits in Transylvania. Around 1799 Anselm Wagner traveled through Romania and painted portraits of the Gyulay family.

Specialist: Mag. Barbara Hagerty Mag. Barbara Hagerty
+43-1-515 60-736

barbara.hagerty@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 20.04.2022 - 16:42
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 13.04. - 20.04.2022


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