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Joseph Karl Stieler
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Joseph Karl Stieler
- Portrait of Charlotte Baronin von Oven (1809 - 1891)
- signed, inscribed and dated on the reverse: Charlotte Baronin von Oven / gemalt. V. Jos: Stieler 1850
- oil on canvas
- 73.5 by 59 cm.; 29 by 23ΒΌ in.
Provenance
King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786 - 1868), Munich;
Thence by descent to Prince Clemens of Bavaria (1902 – 1990), Munich;
Purchased by the present owner in the 1980s.
Thence by descent to Prince Clemens of Bavaria (1902 – 1990), Munich;
Purchased by the present owner in the 1980s.
Condition
The canvas has not been lined. There is a pattern of stable hairline craquelure on the paint surface, a small spot of paint flaking in the upper left corner covered by the frame, and two vertical patterns of very small spots of paint rubbing, both circa 3 cm from the left and right edge of the canvas, which are probably due to the inner slip of the frame. Ultra-violet light reveals a small sign of retouching in the white pigments toward the lower right corner and other minor scattered spots. The picture is in otherwise good condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
"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
Charlotte Baronin von Oven, née von Hagn, was a successful Bavarian actress. She had an affair with Franz Liszt, who was inspired by her to write Was Liebe sei. She was rumoured to have been a mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who commissioned the present work from Stieler as well as an earlier work of 1828, which hung in the King's Gallery of Beauties at Nymphenburg Palace. Charlotte married Alexander von Oven in 1848, however the couple divorced three years later.