Lot No. 5


Westphalian School, circa 1480


Westphalian School, circa 1480 - Old Master Paintings I

Christ before Pilate,
oil on panel, 107 x 56 cm, framed

Provenance:
Private collection, Rheinland-Pfalz;
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 10 October 2011, lot 619;
Private collection, Vienna

The present panel was recognised as a 'work by a Westphalian master, executed in around 1480' by Fritz Goldkuhle, Director of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn in 1974.

The painting depicts Christ, held by soldiers and clad in contemporary armour. The helmet worn by the figure in the foreground is typical of both Germany and the Low Countries at the end of the fifteenth century.

The expressive quality of Pontius Pilate’s face and the highly defined hands are characteristic of the Westphalian school identified by Goldkuhle, while the gilded basin in which Pilate will wash his hands, is modelled with relatively refined lighting effects.

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

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at

11.05.2022 - 16:00

Realized price: **
EUR 89,600.-
Estimate:
EUR 20,000.- to EUR 30,000.-

Westphalian School, circa 1480


Christ before Pilate,
oil on panel, 107 x 56 cm, framed

Provenance:
Private collection, Rheinland-Pfalz;
sale, Dorotheum, Vienna, 10 October 2011, lot 619;
Private collection, Vienna

The present panel was recognised as a 'work by a Westphalian master, executed in around 1480' by Fritz Goldkuhle, Director of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn in 1974.

The painting depicts Christ, held by soldiers and clad in contemporary armour. The helmet worn by the figure in the foreground is typical of both Germany and the Low Countries at the end of the fifteenth century.

The expressive quality of Pontius Pilate’s face and the highly defined hands are characteristic of the Westphalian school identified by Goldkuhle, while the gilded basin in which Pilate will wash his hands, is modelled with relatively refined lighting effects.

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

alexander.strasoldo@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Old Master Paintings I
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 11.05.2022 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 30.04. - 11.05.2022


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