Moritz Ludwig Von Schwind
The love life of Franz Lachner (fourth scene of the ‘Lachner scroll’)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 64
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 64
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Description
Moritz Ludwig Von Schwind (Vienna 1804-1871 Niederpöcking)
The love life of Franz Lachner (fourth scene of the ‘Lachner scroll’)
Pen and black ink, watercolour, on tracing paper
9 x 44 in. (22.2 x 111.9 cm)
- Probably the artist; from whom acquired by his assistant, | Julius Naue (1835-1907), Munich (according to the 1912 auction catalogue). | Alexander Flinsch (1834-1912), Berlin; C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 29-30 November 1912, lot 69; acquired by. | Henri Hinrichsen (1868-1942), Leipzig; transferred in 1939 and stored at the Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig; | sold by him under duress in January 1940 to | Hildebrand Gurlitt, Hamburg; sold by him
The love life of Franz Lachner (fourth scene of the ‘Lachner scroll’)
Pen and black ink, watercolour, on tracing paper
9 x 44 in. (22.2 x 111.9 cm)
- Probably the artist; from whom acquired by his assistant, | Julius Naue (1835-1907), Munich (according to the 1912 auction catalogue). | Alexander Flinsch (1834-1912), Berlin; C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 29-30 November 1912, lot 69; acquired by. | Henri Hinrichsen (1868-1942), Leipzig; transferred in 1939 and stored at the Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig; | sold by him under duress in January 1940 to | Hildebrand Gurlitt, Hamburg; sold by him
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Moritz von Schwind achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2021. In the Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints auction, the work The love life of Franz Lachner (fourth scene of the ‘Lachner scroll’) sold for GBP 30,000.00 (€ 35,181.22) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Moritz von Schwind - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Die Plejaden (The Pleiades), which sold at auction in January last year for USD 88,200.00 (€ 78,665.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Moritz von Schwind erzielte im Juli 2021 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints wurde die Arbeit The love life of Franz Lachner (fourth scene of the ‘Lachner scroll’) für GBP 30.000,00 (€ 35.181,22) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Moritz von Schwind mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Die Plejaden (The Pleiades) beobachtet, die im Januar letzten Jahres für USD 88.200,00 (€ 78.665,72) versteigert wurde.
Moritz von Schwind - Auction history
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