Russian Pictures
Russian Pictures
Property from a Private European Collection
Henryk Siemiradzki
Parnassus
Auction Closed
December 1, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private European Collection
Henryk Siemiradzki
1843 - 1902
Parnassus
signed in Latin and dated 1900 l.r.
oil on canvas
Canvas: 91 by 147cm, 35¾ by 57¾in.
Framed: 108 by 163cm, 42½ by 64¼in.
August Moritz Eduard Herbst (1844-1921) and his wife Mathilde (née Scheibler, 1856-1939), Lodz, possibly commissioned from the artist
Eduard Walter Herbst (1885-1929), their son, and his wife Ella Herbst (née Grohmann, 1899-1962), Silesia, and later Innsbruck, Austria
Thence by descent to the present owners
Eduard Walter Herbst (1885-1929), their son, and his wife Ella Herbst (née Grohmann, 1899-1962), Silesia, and later Innsbruck, Austria
Thence by descent to the present owners
The present work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Henryk Siemiradzki paintings currently being prepared by Professor Jerzy Malinowski.