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Property of a Private New York Collector, Sold Without Reserve
Joseph Hermann
Dead Christ laid on a white cloth with the Crown of Thorns and nails
Auction Closed
May 20, 03:42 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private New York Collector, Sold Without Reserve
Joseph Hermann
Freiburg 1732 - 1811
Dead Christ laid on a white cloth with the Crown of Thorns and nails
signed lower center with monogram: jh f. (jh in ligature)
oil on panel
panel: 7 ¾ by 18 ¼ in.; 19.7 by 46.4 cm.
framed: 11 ⅜ by 20 ¾ in.; 28.9 by 52.7 cm.
With Derek Johns, Ltd., London;
From whom acquired by the present collector.
From whom acquired by the present collector.
Joseph Hermann based this composition on a painting by Antonio Fernández Arias (1614 - 1684) in the Cathedral of Málaga, Spain. A larger version of Arias' painting is in the Augustiner Museum, Freiburg, suggesting that Hermann could have seen that version in Germany.