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Hans Brosamer
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Hans Brosamer
- Portrait of Wolff Fuerleger, aged 32, three-quarter length, wearing an embroidered black coat
signed with monogram and inscribed along the upper edge: WOLFF FVERLEGER CEVTERFET ANNA . 1527./ AD 15. LVIO SEINES ALTERS . IM. 32. IOR/ HB
- oil on panel
Provenance
With van Diemen, New York, 1928;
G. Gaspari, Munich, 1928;
Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, probably before 1930 and thence by descent until sold, anonymous sale ("The Property of a Nobleman"), London, Sotheby's, 10 April 2003, lot 16.
G. Gaspari, Munich, 1928;
Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, probably before 1930 and thence by descent until sold, anonymous sale ("The Property of a Nobleman"), London, Sotheby's, 10 April 2003, lot 16.
Literature
I. Kunze, `Der Meister HB mit dem Greikenkopf - ein Beitrag zur Brosamer Forschung', in Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft, vol. 8, Berlin 1941, p. 233, reproduced fig. 25, as by Brosamer.
Condition
The single panel support has a bow of approximately 1 cm. The paint surface is secure and to the naked eye appears in fair condition with the details of the black dress well preserved. Inspection under UV light reveals retouchings along the outline of the hat and scattered in the left part of the face, around the eyes and on the chin. A hairline vertical crack runs through the temple and some light retouching has been applied along this as well as some other minor scattered retouchings. Offered in a later wooden frame with some scuffs.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This portrait forms part of a small group of portraits by Brosamer, all of which date from the 1520s, and were probably painted in Nuremberg or Fulda, and which depict sitters drawn from south German families such as the Haler, Fuerleger and Merian (for which see, for example, Irene Kühnel Kunze, `Hans Brosamer und der Meister HB mit dem Greifenkopf', in Zeitschrift für Kunstwissenschaft, 1960, pp. 78-9 et passim). Another from this group, the Portrait of Jochem Wirman of 1521, was sold in these Rooms, 9 July 1998, lot 242.