Lot 29
  • 29

Hans Caspar Lang

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Hans Caspar Lang
  • the von Heideck and von Hallwil arms, with the figure of saint ursula and a scene from her life
  • Pen and brown ink, the sections of glass indicated with red wash; horizontal crease;
    inscribed in the saint's halo: S. VRSVLA.; and bears color notes in black ink and red wash;
    various pen markings and touches of colored wash, verso

Provenance

D. Schindler (L.793);
with Paravicini, Basel;
with Paul Ganz, Basel, circa 1921

Condition

Horizontal crease across centre, along which there is some discolouration. Minor thin areas in top corners. Various light stains, particularly top and bottom, some surface dirt. Ink and wash generally good and strong. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

The design would appear to commemorate the 1609 marriage between Johann Jakob von Heideck and Ursula von Hallwil, hence the choice of saint depicted.