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Graff's Palette

Palette of the painter Anton Graff (1736–1813). Circa 1800

Mahogany, remnants of paint. 36,5 x 25 cm (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Graff's Palette. Palette of the painter Anton Graff (1736–1813). Circa 1800.

Estimate:

EUR 1,500

 

- 2,500

USD 2,050

 

- 3,420

Sold for:

4,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 222-228

ORANGERIE, Thursday, 29.05.2014

Information

Mahogany, remnants of paint. 36,5 x 25 cm (14 ⅜ x 9 ⅞ in.). Label with provenance information: Eine Palette von dem berühmten Bildnissmaler Prof. Anton Graff. geb. zu Winterthur 1730, gest. zu Dre[sd]en 1813. Dieselbe ging in die Hände des Sohnes über, der Landscha[ft]smaler war. Aus dessen Nachlasse erstant sie der Land=schaftsmaler Prof. Robert Kummer, welcher sie viele Ja[hre] la[ng] in Gebrauch hatte. Er schenkte mir diselbe auf meine Bitte am 30. Dez. 1881 für meine Sammlung. Günth. Reibisch ('A palette of the famous portrait painter Prof. Anton Graff. Born Winterthur 1730, died Dresden 1813. The palette passed to his son, who was a landscape painter. Acquired from his estate by the landscape painter Prof. Robert Kummer, who used the palette for many years. He gifted this to me upon my request on 30 December 1881 for my collection. Günth. Reibisch'). Framed

Related literature: Robert Eberhardt (ed.): Anton Graff. Porträts eines Porträtisten, Berlin 2013..

Anton Graff (1736–1813) / his son, Carl Anton Graff (1774–1832) / Robert Kummer (1810–1889) (presumably acquired from the estate sale of the artist, Dresden, 1832) / Günther Reibisch (1816–1899) (1881 as gift from the above) / private collection, Munich