Johann Nepomuk Ender
(Vienna 1793–1854) Portrait of a young woman in white as Hebe (Goddess of Youth), according to tradition Countess Apponyi, watercolor, chalk on paper, laid down on millboard, 13,7 x 11 cm, oval format, mounted, unframed, slightly rubbed, (BH)
Provenance:
Collection Albert Pollak (1878–1943), Vienna;
confiscation of his collection through the Gestapo 1938;
seizure of the collection in the storage of the Central Office of the Protection of Historical Monuments (Zentralstelle für Denkmalschutz) 1939;
confiscation of the entire property through the Gestapo 1940;
allocated to municipal collections 1941;
Inventory of the object under Inv. No. 70.717;
recommendation for restitution to the legal successors of Albert Pollak 21.12.2020.
The woman is presumably Thérèse Apponyi (1790–1874). She impressed diplomats at the Vienna Congress;
her nickname was „la divine Therese“. Chopin dedicated a piece of music to her.
Specialist: Mag. Barbara Hagerty
Mag. Barbara Hagerty
+43-1-515 60-736
barbara.hagerty@dorotheum.at
20.04.2022 - 16:52
- Realized price: **
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EUR 832.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 600.- to EUR 800.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 400.-
Johann Nepomuk Ender
(Vienna 1793–1854) Portrait of a young woman in white as Hebe (Goddess of Youth), according to tradition Countess Apponyi, watercolor, chalk on paper, laid down on millboard, 13,7 x 11 cm, oval format, mounted, unframed, slightly rubbed, (BH)
Provenance:
Collection Albert Pollak (1878–1943), Vienna;
confiscation of his collection through the Gestapo 1938;
seizure of the collection in the storage of the Central Office of the Protection of Historical Monuments (Zentralstelle für Denkmalschutz) 1939;
confiscation of the entire property through the Gestapo 1940;
allocated to municipal collections 1941;
Inventory of the object under Inv. No. 70.717;
recommendation for restitution to the legal successors of Albert Pollak 21.12.2020.
The woman is presumably Thérèse Apponyi (1790–1874). She impressed diplomats at the Vienna Congress;
her nickname was „la divine Therese“. Chopin dedicated a piece of music to her.
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 - 16:52 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.04. - 20.04.2022 |
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