Lot No. 28


Ferdinand Schmutzer


Ferdinand Schmutzer - Modern and Contemporary Prints

(Vienna 1870-1928)
"Das Joachim-Quartett", 1904 etching with roulette and scraping iron on wove paper, signed, dated and inscribed Ferdinand Schmutzer Vienna 1906, additionally signed in the plate and dated Ferd. Schmutzer 1904, visible image size 85 x 122.5 cm, Weixlgärtner 77 VIII (of VI), framed, with inscription, (RAC)

In 1904, “(...) Ferdinand Schmutzer completed one of his most remarkable graphic works, the ‘Joachim Quartet’. At the time of its creation this etching (...) was regarded as one of the largest prints in the world. Not only its unusual format, but also the composition of the four musicians caused a stir and made Ferdinand Schmutzer immediately famous” (Bärbel Holaus/Matthias Peschke eds., Ferdinand Schmutzer 1870-1928, Die Musikerporträts, Vienna 2001, p. 19)

Specialist: Raphael Achterberg, MA Raphael Achterberg, MA
+43-1-515 60-557

raphael.achterberg@dorotheum.at

10.10.2022 - 15:14

Realized price: **
EUR 3,584.-
Starting bid:
EUR 900.-

Ferdinand Schmutzer


(Vienna 1870-1928)
"Das Joachim-Quartett", 1904 etching with roulette and scraping iron on wove paper, signed, dated and inscribed Ferdinand Schmutzer Vienna 1906, additionally signed in the plate and dated Ferd. Schmutzer 1904, visible image size 85 x 122.5 cm, Weixlgärtner 77 VIII (of VI), framed, with inscription, (RAC)

In 1904, “(...) Ferdinand Schmutzer completed one of his most remarkable graphic works, the ‘Joachim Quartet’. At the time of its creation this etching (...) was regarded as one of the largest prints in the world. Not only its unusual format, but also the composition of the four musicians caused a stir and made Ferdinand Schmutzer immediately famous” (Bärbel Holaus/Matthias Peschke eds., Ferdinand Schmutzer 1870-1928, Die Musikerporträts, Vienna 2001, p. 19)

Specialist: Raphael Achterberg, MA Raphael Achterberg, MA
+43-1-515 60-557

raphael.achterberg@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Modern and Contemporary Prints
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 10.10.2022 - 15:14
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 04.10. - 10.10.2022


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