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Auction 14 March 2023 Auction of Old Masters and 19th Century - Prague

Bid on the lot list Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o : 14 March 2023 - March Auction of Old Masters and 19th Century March 14th 2023, 6:00 PM CET Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o - Prague

Auction of Old Masters and 19th Century

Tuesday 14 March 2023 - 18:00 (CET)

Lázeňská 287 4 - Praha 1 Prague, République Tchèque

Fine Antiques Prague s.r.o

Lot n° 1

Giovanni Francesco Bezzi, called Nosadella (active c. 1549–1571) – attributed, Baptism of Jesus

The Mannerist painter Giovanni Francesco Bezzi, known as Nosadella, was a pupil of Pellegrino Tibaldi. His style also shows the influence of Prospero Fontana. Bezzi was mainly active in Bologna. Jesus is kneeling with one leg on a boulder while John...

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Lot n° 2

Hans Caspar Memberger (c. 1555 – c. 1618), Crucifixion of Christ, 1605

Memberger, who came from Constance, combined Italian mannerism with the South German tradition of the 16th century. From 1596 to 1599, he worked as a court painter to Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, prince of Salzburg, but already in 1588 he painted...

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Lot n° 3

17th Century Neapolitan School, Madonna with Jesus Child and saints Anna, Margherita of Antioch and Balthazar

This panel is probably the preparatory sketch for a painting. There is represented Madonna with Saint Anna, her mother, behind her, in the lower left Santa Margherita of Antioch recognizable by the dragon and on the right the wise man Balthazar who brings...

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Lot n° 4

Circle of Sebastiano Ricci, Saint Joseph, Baby Jesus and Angels

Saint Joseph carrying the baby Jesus while ascending to heaven on a cloud supported by angels is a typical Italian Baroque theme. The style of the painting immediately evokes the models of the master active in Venice in the first half of the 18th century,...

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Lot n° 5

17th Century Painter, The Dormition of St. Scholastica

The Dormition of St. Scholastica with the soul rising to heaven in the form of a white dove.87 x 74 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 6

Italian Master, 16th century, St. Apollonius

St. Apollonius kneels in a forest with his arms crossed in front of a simple wooden cross. His meditation leads to a vision of God as indicated by the rays of light from heaven. A river runs through the dense forest, an elephant and a deer enliven the...

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Lot n° 7

Jacob Andries Beschey (1710-1786), The Penitent St. Jerome

Jacob Andries Beschey (1710-1786), The Penitent St. Jerome Antwerp painter Jacob Andries Beschey is known for his paintings inspired by Peter Paul Rubens and other Flemish old masters, which he rendered in a more rococo style. St. Jerome repents of his...

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Lot n° 8

Italian Master in 1700, Penitent Saint Peter

Peter denied Jesus three times on the night he was arrested and now repents of his weakness with folded hands and tears in his eyes. His facial expressions betray his deep regret.71 x 57 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 9

Germany, 18th century, Saint Jerome

Saint Jerome sits in a dark room with his left arm resting on a boulder, meditating on the meaning of Holy Scripture. His left hand holds a skull, a sign of transience. A beam of light falls on a pensive, serious face, emphasizing his mental activity....

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Lot n° 10

European School Of 18th Century, Madonna With the Child as Salvator Mundi

Virgin Mary in a red dress holding baby Jesus with scepter and crown.109 x 79 cmOil on wood

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Lot n° 11

Jacobus Ignatius de Roore (1686-1747), Christ Gives the Keys to Saint Peter

The painter, born in Antwerp, also worked in Holland and died in The Hague. Christ hands over the keys of heaven (Mt. 16, 19) to the kneeling Peter as his successor and representative on earth. For clarity, Christ points to heaven with his left hand....

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Lot n° 12

Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) – circle or a workshop, The Last Supper

The sketch shows the last supper in a virtuoso and expressive manner in brisk brushstrokes. The colors of the robes glow in the dark. Jesus has just announced that he will be betrayed, causing an uproar among the disciples. The painterly expression approaches...

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Lot n° 13

Italian master of the 17th century, "SALVATOR MUNDI"

17th century Italian painting depicting the figure of the infant Christ as Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World), surrounded by angels. In a cloudy sky, seated on a throne of clouds, he holds a celestial globe in his right hand and a crucifix in his left....

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Lot n° 14

Hans Rottenhammer (1564 –1625) – Attributed, Reclining Venus in a Landscape

Hans Rottenhammer was the main representative of cabinet painting on copper in the period around 1600. His compositions show a strong influence of Venetian painting, which he translated into a small format. Between 1591 and 1606 he worked in Venice, then...

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Lot n° 15

Frans Wouters (Lier 1612-1659 Antwerp), Vertumnus and Pomona

Frans Wouters was a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens. From 1636 to 1637 he was at the court of Emperor Ferdinand II, then from 1637 to 1641 he became court painter to the Prince of Wales. He mainly painted landscapes with scenes from ancient mythology. The...

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Lot n° 16

Cornelius Schutt (1597-1655), Queen Tomyris with a Head of Cyrus

The story of Queen Tomyris is told, among others, by Herodotus (Historiae I, 205-214). Tomyris was the queen of the Massagetae and was attacked by the Persian king Cyrus II, who wanted to annex her kingdom to his own. Cyrus was eventually defeated in...

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Lot n° 17

Nuremberg Master, circa 1500/1520, Portrait of a Man

A man with a naked upper body is depicted in a vertical oval on a black background. He is turned towards the right, and with his mouth slightly open, his right forearm raised and his hand gestured, he seems to be conversing with the person opposite. He...

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Lot n° 18

Italian Painter of 17th Century, Saint Francis in Meditation

Saint Francis is immersed in Christ's suffering. He has tears in his reddened eyes and holds a skull in his hands, a symbol of the transience of earthly life. To his right is a crucifix, to his left is an open book. In the book you can decipher the title,...

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Lot n° 19

Jan Miense Molenaer (1609/1610–1668), A Happy Peasant Family

Jan Miense Molenaer was born in Haarlem. His brother, Bartholomäus Molenaer, was a genre painter like himself. His brother Klaes Molenaer was a landscape painter. He was also married to a painter, Judith Leyster. Molenaer mainly painted genre scenes,...

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Lot n° 20

Germany, late 17th century, Card Players in a Tavern

Three men are sitting at a table in a bar playing cards, smoking and drinking. The tobacco lies on a piece of paper in which it was wrapped. The theme follows on from Dutch genre painting of the 17th century.22.5 × 29.5 cmOil on wood

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Lot n° 21

Dutch painter 17th century, The Card Players

This Dutch artist's tavern scenes focus on characters playing games of chance. The general mood in this example is calm although the hand gestures of the characters create a tense moment. Perhaps the stake is sausages. The bottle of alcohol on the table...

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Lot n° 22

Osias Beert (1580-1623) - circle/successor, Still life with Oysters and Candied Fruit

On a table are plates of light dishes, oysters, candied fruit, and fruit preserves. In the middle is a precious Nautilus goblet, on the left edge of the picture a glass with white wine and on the right side one with red wine. A bread roll, fruit and sweets...

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Lot n° 23

Evert Collier (1642 – 1708) - attributed , Vanitas

Arranged on a marble table half covered by a yellow curtain are a globe, maps, a lute, books, a sculpture of a head, a jug, shells with corals and a sculpture of a cupid. In addition to Collier's trompe-l'œil still lifes, the artist's vanitas depictions...

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Lot n° 24

Andrea Belvedere (1652 Naples – 1732 ibid), A Pair of Paintings, Still Life with Large Bouquets in a Vase, circa 1700

Two still lifes of extremely remarkable color luminosity. In both cases, the flowers are lit from the upper left, the apparently landscape background is kept green-dark. In both cases, the bouquet is painted with special emphasis on individual flowers,...

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Lot n° 25

Dutch Painter of 17th century, Floral Still Life

73.5 x 59 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 26

German Painter of 18th Century, Still Life With Flowers, Fruits, Tortoise and a Viper

In this superb and large illustration, the bouquet fills the whole panel. Flowers overflow from a vase decorated with the face of a faun in relief. In this lush and imaginative image, the artist has juxtaposed tulips, peony, bluebells, lily of the valley,...

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Lot n° 27

Sebastian Wegmayr (Vienna 1776–1857), Floral Still Life

Wegmayer studied from 1797 to 1805 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Johann Baptist Drechsler. In 1812 he became a professor of flower painting and successor to his teacher Drechsler. Wegmayr followed the Dutch tradition of the 17th century...

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Lot n° 28

French Master 18th century, Landscape with Still Life of Flowers

The present Still Life with classical ruins stands out for its refined compositional balance and spatial depth derived from the landscape opening on the background. The depth is accentuated by the verticality of the column on the right, enlivened by the...

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Lot n° 29

Italian master of the 17th/18th century, A Battle Scene in a Vast Landscape

Battle scenes were a very popular genre in eighteenth century Europe. A particular refinement and chromatic elegance are typical of this artist, as is his formal quality, characterized by a moved but precise brushstroke. Notable is the depiction of horses...

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Lot n° 30

Painter of 18th Century, Arcadian Landscape with Stream, Gothic Ruins and Figures

The work fully reflects the rococo pictorial taste, from which emerges a marked Arcadian sensitivity in which nature is evoked as the lost golden age, embellished with elements of fantasy such as the Gothic ruins on the left. The landscape is vaporous...

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Lot n° 31

European master 18th century, Pastoral Landscape

Pastoral landscape.111 × 87 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 32

19th Century German Painter, Rhine Bank Landscape With Vineyards

signed and dated lower right "J. v. Setroop 73. In a magnificent stucco frame72 x 50 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 33

19th century painter, Couple on Hilly Country Road

19 x 25.5 cmOil on wood

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Lot n° 34

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël (1828 – 1903), Wooded Landscape with Watercourse and Staffage Figures

Wide, slightly hilly heathland under shaded and translucent clouds. Under a group of oaks, a resting shepherd is talking to a woman; next to him, a dog. In the foreground is a slightly cascading brook that runs through the rising scree. In the background...

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Lot n° 35

Daniel Somogyi (1837–1890 or 1910), Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstätter See)

The Hungarian artist lived as a landscape painter in Bavaria. The picture shows Lake Uri, part of Lake Lucerne. Somogyi combines the size of the alpine nature with the idyll of the small shepherd scene in the foreground on the left. A steamer is sailing...

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Lot n° 36

Robert Russ (1847 - 1922), The Old Watermill

A hill rises above the mill and a house; the blurring of the buildings and the superficial elaboration of the sunlit natural surroundings give the painting the air of a sketch. Ross's typical shades of brown, green and gray achieve a high atmospheric...

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Lot n° 37

Ferdinand Brunner (Vienna 1870–1945), Water Mill On Mountain Stream

Ferdinand Brunner is considered one of the most lyrical painters of the early twentieth century. His favorite subjects were rural scenes in Lower Austria, Bohemia and Hungary. Images of soft, wide and poetic landscapes dominate his visual work. In this...

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Lot n° 38

Georg Fischhof (1859–1914), Riva degli Schiavoni in Venice

Georg Fischhof studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Munich and in Vienna. He signed many of his paintings with various pseudonyms. The picture shows a popular view of Venice, the Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice's main promenade. The Doge's Palace can be...

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Lot n° 39

Adolf Kaufmann (1848–1916), Lake in the Pre-Alps (Wörthersee?), 1892

In the picture, Kaufmann gives a fresh impression of a lake in the foothills of the Alps. The low horizon puts the viewer directly in the scenery. The light is bright, but diffusely distributed through the clouds except for highlights on the water next...

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Lot n° 40

German Painter of 19th Century, View of a Mountain Lake

View of a mountain lake, in the foreground a fishing boat138 x 118 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 41

Georg Fischhof (1859 Vienna - 1914 Vienna), Pair of paintings

"Moonlight near Enkhuizen" and "Herring Fishermen on the North Sea"each approx. 52,5 x 42 cmOil on wood

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Lot n° 42

French painter, probably 19th century, Street View with a Cathedral in the Background

French painter, probably 19th century, Street View with a Cathedral in the Background69 x 100 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 43

Impressionist painter around 1900, Crowd of People Dancing

Impressionist painter around 1900, Crowd of People Dancing40 x 51 cmOil on canvas and wood

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Lot n° 44

German painter of 19th century, Young Couple with a Falcon

61 x 51 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 45

Pair of paintings, German painter of 19th century, Interiors with a Fisherman Family

Pair of paintings, German painter of 19th century, Interiors with a Fisherman Familyeach 31 x 26 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 46

Series of 4 paintings , 19th century French painter

"Hunt". / "Winter"/"Mountaineer"/ "Horseback riding"each 51 x 39 cmOil on canvas

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Lot n° 47

Franz Lefler (1831-1898), Monumental Painting with Putti Playing Cards

The artist came from northern Bohemia (born in Langenbruck/Dlouhý Most), studied at academies in Prague and Vienna, and settled in Vienna in 1858. He specialized in cheerful depictions of children and putti in allegorical or decorative compositions to...

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Lot n° 48

Opulent 20th Century Painting with a View Inside a Lake with Fish

111 x 308 cm

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Lot n° 49

Flemish tapestry of 17th century, Diana with the Boar's Head

In the foreground Diana with the boar's head in a park landscape234 x 274 cm

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Lot n° 50

Viennese Art Nouveau Textile

Portrait of a woman in profile and with flowers in her hair.47 x 58 cmPainting on textile

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