Lotto No. 377


Adolf Theer


Adolf Theer - Disegni e stampe fino al 1900, acquarelli e miniature

(Johannisberg 1811–1868 Vienna) A portrait of a young woman in a costume against landscape background, signed Adolf Theer, watercolour on ivory, 13,5 x 11,5 cm, framed, (Hu)

Species protection A

Adolf Theer was the son of the gem cutter Joseph Theer and the brother of the painters Albert and Robert Theer. He was a pupil of the Vienna Academy, exhibited at St. Anna‘s the first time in 1832 and participated in exhibitions of the Austrian Kunstverein from 1852 onwards. He painted several portrait miniatures and watercolor portraits, was occupied with numerous illustration tasks for almanachs and was also active as a lithograph. He portrayed several members of the Austrian Imperial family and aristocrats, however, he received the majority of assignments from the bourgoise society. He executed his portraits with great precision and used warm colors for their faces, particularly in shade areas (Compare: Heinrich Fuchs, Die österreichischen Maler des 19. Jahrhunderts, Vol. 4, p. 90)

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

19c.paintings@dorotheum.at

02.04.2015 - 17:00

Stima:
EUR 4.000,- a EUR 5.000,-

Adolf Theer


(Johannisberg 1811–1868 Vienna) A portrait of a young woman in a costume against landscape background, signed Adolf Theer, watercolour on ivory, 13,5 x 11,5 cm, framed, (Hu)

Species protection A

Adolf Theer was the son of the gem cutter Joseph Theer and the brother of the painters Albert and Robert Theer. He was a pupil of the Vienna Academy, exhibited at St. Anna‘s the first time in 1832 and participated in exhibitions of the Austrian Kunstverein from 1852 onwards. He painted several portrait miniatures and watercolor portraits, was occupied with numerous illustration tasks for almanachs and was also active as a lithograph. He portrayed several members of the Austrian Imperial family and aristocrats, however, he received the majority of assignments from the bourgoise society. He executed his portraits with great precision and used warm colors for their faces, particularly in shade areas (Compare: Heinrich Fuchs, Die österreichischen Maler des 19. Jahrhunderts, Vol. 4, p. 90)

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

19c.paintings@dorotheum.at


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Asta: Disegni e stampe fino al 1900, acquarelli e miniature
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala
Data: 02.04.2015 - 17:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 26.03. - 02.04.2015