August Lucas
1803 – Darmstadt – 1863
Female half nude with amphora. Circa 1829
Pen and brown ink over pencil on wove paper. 20 × 12,9 cm. (7 ⅞ × 5 ⅛ in.) Inscribed lower left: ai monti. Inscribed upper right: 14t. Catalogue raisonné: Not in the catalogue raisonné by Franzke. Produced during August Lucas´ first stay in Italy 1829–1834. [3118] Framed
ProvenanceHugo von Ritgen (1811–1889), Gießen/Darmstadt / formerly Stephan Seeliger, Munich (acquired on 28.11.1985 at Christie's, London, until 2019)
EUR 3.000 – 4.000
USD 3,230 – 4,300
Sold for:
3,810 EUR (incl. premium)
ExhibitionZeichnungen Darmstädter Romantiker. From the collection Hugo v. Ritgen, Hamm, Städtisches Gustav-Lübcke-Museum; Darmstadt, Magistrat der Stadt Darmstadt und Kunstverein Darmstadt e.V., and Gießen, Oberhessisches Museum, 1984, cat. no. 61, ill. p. 71
Literature and IllustrationAuction catalogue: Christie's, London, 28.11.1985, no. 185
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