Balthasar Permoser Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Balthasar Permoser Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 15, 2024
A Dresden carved ivory sculpture of the sleeping Venus and a Cupid
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Carved from several pieces and mounted on a thin ivory plinth. Depicting Venus lying on a pillow and a cloth, her right arm wrapped in folds of drapery and placed behind her head, her right leg bent. The winged figure of Cupid sitting on the right, playing the flute, with his quiver of arrows on the plinth behind him. Born in Upper Bavaria, Balthasar Permoser (1651 - 1732) was appointed to the court of Elector Johann Georg III in Dresden in 1689, where he became famous above all for his fantastic artistic creations for his son, Elector Friedrich August I, Augustus the Strong. His sculptural decoration of the Zwinger palace fascinates visitors today, as do the smaller treasures in the Green Vault, such as his Moor with an Emerald Plate (inv. VIII 303) or his Four Seasons, also made of ivory (inv. nos. II 45, 46, 48, 49). Fully sculpted, relaxed reclining figures are an exception in Permoser's work. A typical characteristic of his work is gestural interaction, hinting and pointing and the visualisation of emotion in postures. There is, however, a direct model for this depiction of his Venus, namely the Omphale in his famous Hercules group, which he developed after 1690 and realised in several versions. It depicts an identical, albeit standing, female figure clad in a lion's pelt instead of drapery. The proportions and the modelling of the head and hands are almost identical to the Venus presented here. There is no direct comparison for the seated Cupid in Permoser's own work - it could have been added by one of his assistants. Marketing authorisation for the EU internal market has been obtained. This lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Sep. 28, 2023
Balthasar Permoser, 1651 – 1732, Art des
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
DIE VIER JAHRESZEITEN Höhe: je ca. 26 cm. 18. Jahrhundert. Beigegeben ein Provenienzbericht. Satz von vier Statuetten, in Lindenholz geschnitzt, nussbraun gebeizt und an den Attributen teilvergoldet. Jeweils auf zugehörigen, quadratischen, umlaufend kehlig eingezogenen Sockeln. Stark bewegte Körperformen, die Beine in betontem Kontrapost, die Gesichter ausdrucksvoll. Die Sockelunterseiten weisen graue Farbreste auf, was darauf hindeutet, dass die Figuren ursprünglich gänzlich steingrau gefasst waren und erst im 19. Jahrhundert gebeizt wurden. A.R. Provenienz: Laut Vorbesitztradition entstammt die Vierergruppe der ehemaligen Sammlung des Berliner Malers Adolph von Menzel (1815-1905), von diesem und der Erbenfamilie als Bozzetti Permosers angesehen. Bekanntlich war Menzel passionierter Sammler von Figuren des 18. Jahrhunderts. Wie die Vorgeschichte der Figuren berichtet, stand die Gruppe auf einer Dresdner Barockkommode in der Berliner Villa Menzel, erworben aus dem Nachlass von dessen Nichte um 1955 von Alfred Sommerfeld, ehemals Restaurator am Museum Berlin-Dahlem. (1370641) (11)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Nov. 09, 2022
Attribué à Balthasar PERMOSER Kammer, 1651 - Dresde, 1732 Bacchus ou Allégorie de l'Automne Terre cuite
Est: €30,000 - €40,000
Attribué à Balthasar PERMOSER Kammer, 1651 - Dresde, 1732 Bacchus ou Allégorie de l'Automne Terre cuite Hauteur: 41,5 cm (Restaurations et petits manques) Bacchus, terracotta, attr. to B. Permoser H. 16,34 in. Bibliographie : en rapport : Sigfried Asche, ‚Balthasar Permoser und die Barockskulptur des Dresdner Zwingers', Francfort, 1966 Sigfried Asche, ‚Balthasar Permoser, Leben und Werk', Berlin, 1978 Astrid Nielsen et Jutta Baumel (dir.), ‚Balthasar Permoser hats gemacht : der Hofbildhauer in Sachsen', cat. exp. Dresde, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, 2001 Jutta Kappel, 'Elfenbeinkunst im Grünen Gewölbe zu Dresden', Dresde, 2017 Jutta Kappel, "Berauscht von Liebe und Wein. Balthasar Persomers, "Herkules & Omphale und "Bacchus"", in 'Rausch, Dresdener Kunstblätter', Dresde, 2022, p. 4-9 Commentaire : Balthasar Permoser est autant célèbre pour sa sculpture monumentale que pour ses œuvres à échelle plus intime qu'il exécute dans le matériau si précieux qu'est l'ivoire. Formé à Salzbourg et à Vienne au début des années 1670, avant de devenir le collaborateur du célèbre Giovanni Battista Foggini de 1675 à 1689, il est considéré comme l'un des plus grands sculpteurs de la période du baroque tardif en Allemagne. Devenu sculpteur officiel pour la cour de Dresde, il répond à de nombreuses commandes officielles. Cette terre cuite originale présente son style bien caractéristique : posture en fort contrapposto, musculature robuste, attitude maniérée, visage à l'expression presque caricaturale. Permoser a de nombreuses fois décliné l'iconographie de Bacchus, tant dans sa production en ivoire que dans sa statuaire monumentale. On reconnait le dieu de la vigne et du vin à sa ceinture et sa couronne de feuilles de vignes et à la grappe de raisin qu'il tient dans la main. Le sculpteur représente notamment Bacchus dans ses suites en ivoire de l'Allégorie des saisons, ce dernier représentant généralement l'Automne. Jutta Kappel a dernièrement envisagé de voir dans le Bacchus en ivoire du groupe des quatre Saisons daté de 1695 (H.24,8 cm, Braunschweig, Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, inv.-Nr.Elf.821) le modèle de la sculpture monumentale en grès exécutée dans les années 1710/20 pour le château de Königswartha ( H.180 cm). Par son matériau et sa dimension intermédiaire, notre statuette a, elle aussi, pu servir de maquette préliminaire à la création d'une œuvre monumentale. La présence et le traitement du tronc d'arbre (attribut d'appui traditionnel des sculptures de grande dimension), visible dans une grande partie de ses sculptures de parc, dont celle de Bacchus datée des années 1720/23 (perdue depuis 1950) autrefois située dans le parc du château de Friedrischfelde, conforte cette hypothèse. Estimation 30 000 - 40 000 €
Artcurial
Jun. 05, 2021
A carved wood Corpus Christi attributed to Balthasar Permoser
Est: €20,000 - €25,000
This depiction of Christ shows Him crucified with three nails, with arms spread wide apart and His head tilted back and to one side. The expressive Corpus testifies to the influence of Italian models and can presumably be dated to the 4th quarter of the 17th century. An attribution to Balthasar Permoser has recently been suggested. This artist began his training in Salzburg and Vienna before travelling to Italy in 1675 and becoming a pupil of Giovanni Battista Foggini (see next lot). He was summoned to become court sculptor at Dresden in 1689, and thus became the most influential representative of the Italian school in Germany.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Jul. 03, 2020
Balthasar Permoser, 1651 Kammer bei Traunstein – 1732 Dresden, zug./ Werkstatt des
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
STEINPLASTIK EINES PUTTO Höhe: 44 cm. Höhe mit (späterem) Marmorsockel: 51 cm. Anbei in Kopie eine Expertise von Dr. Albrecht Miller vom 29.2.2020, welcher den Putto an die Werkstatt Balthasar Permosers zuschreibt und auf ca. 1710-1720 datiert. Sandstein, farblich getönt. Vollrundplastisch gearbeitet. Sitzhaltung nach rechts, der Kopf nach links gewandt, die rechte Hand an die Brust gelegt. Das Haar in Lockensträhnen virtuos ausgeführt. Ein Tuch mit parallel scharriertem Dekor zieht von der Sitzposition über das rechte Knie, und wird am voll ausgeführten Rücken fortgesetzt, was eine gedachte Freistellung der Figur erlaubt. Die Unterschenkel überkreuzt, das Gesicht mit charaktervollem, ernstem Ausdruck, der Bedeutung der Handgeste entsprechend. Der Putto in hoher Bildhauerqualität, aus einem mehrfigurigen Zusammenhang, wohl Teil einer Gruppe, wie sie in der höfischen figuralen Ausstattung im Raum Dresden mehrfach belegt ist. Linker Fuß, linke Hand und Zehen des rechten Fußes fehlen, Arm geklebt. (1230833) (1) (11)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 20, 2017
Circle of Balthasar Permoser (German, 1651-1732):
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Circle of Balthasar Permoser (German, 1651-1732): A late 17th century carved boxwood Crucifixion group
Bonhams
May. 23, 2017
A sculpted sandstone torso of Hercules, attributed to the studio of...
Est: £15,000 - £25,000
A sculpted sandstone torso of Hercules, attributed to the studio of Balthasar Permoser, (German 1651 ~ 1732), portrayed with pronounced musculature, truncated at the neck, upper arms, right leg and left leg below the knee, 110cm high, 65cm wide; later mounted on a black painted metal rod above a stepped metal base, 176cm high overall It is rare that a torso inspired by antiquity can be attributed to a specific artist or his studio. In this case the provenance, the type of stone used, the portrayal of the musculature and anatomy and the skilled execution, all point in the direction of Bathasar Permoser and his studio Permoser was employed as a court sculptor to Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, in the adornment and embellishment of the magnificent Zwinger Palace complex in Dresden, ultimately becoming one of the most influential German sculptors of the Baroque period. T he sculptor's original compositions of mythological and allegorical figures in sandstone were given a prominent place in the gardens there, and d uring this time the sculptor came to dictate the development of taste in garden sculpture in Saxony and the surrounding states -whilst his studio produced copies of the designs for the gardens of the nobility in the periphery. In this way an entire scheme of garden sculpture was inspired and created in Permoser's vision, at estates in Schwerin, Berlin, Königswartha and at other locations . Sad ly, the wars throughout the next three centuries in this region, as well as certain policies of the government of the post World War II German Democratic Republic lead to the loss and destruction of much of this wealth , and works by Permoser are now rarities The present work was almost certainly inspired by the famed Farnese Hercules, now held at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples, but previously in the personal collection of the Farnese family where Permoser visited, admired and sketched it. As with the version in Naples a succesful contrapposto was created by portraying the figure as leaning against a tree trunk, against which his club rests and upon which the skin of the Nemean lion is draped. This gives an elegant curvature of the torso and allowed the sculptor the opportunity to display his skills in anatomical rendering, to both the front and the back of the figure However, there are also clear differences between the Roman statue and the current torso. The version offered here is certainly slimmer, the position of the right hand differs, and the drapery is not only richer and more complex, but also subtly covers -with the paw of the lion, the hero's loins. This feature can be seen in Permoser's huge and symbolic Hercules Saxonicus at the Zwinger in Dresden, the armed Hercules at the Bode Museum in Berlin, and also in a Dancing Bacchante, which could be seen until 1950 in the gardens of Schloss Friedrichsfelde. This latter figure is comparable in anatomy, the movement in the torso -the smooth and well-studied bone and muscle structure, and in the naturalistic treatment of the navel and nipples. Furthermore the lion's skin is playfully draped over the right wrist so the sculptor could make a clear contrast between the furry exterior and the smooth interior of the pelt. This contrast and the deep, rounded folds caused by the turning of the lion pelt are typical of the treatment of draperies by Permoser and his co-workers. Two more or less similar torsos by Permoser apparently survived, rediscovered in the grounds of the run-down Schloss Friedrichsfelde near Berlin in the early 20th century. Sadly however, these have been missing since 1938 and their location remains unknown Comparative Literature: W. Boeck, Unbekannte Sandsteinfiguren von Balthasar Permoser, Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft, 5, 1938, pp. 28f S. Asche, Balthasar Permoser. Leben und Werk, Berlijn, 1978 A. Nielsen en J. Bäumel, Balthasar Permoser hats gemacht. Der Hofbildhauer in Sachsen,
Dreweatts 1759
Apr. 08, 2016
Hochformatiges Hochrelief mit Darstellung „Jesus am Ölberg mit zwei Engeln“
Est: €800 - €1,200
Höhe: 48 cm. Breite: 25 cm. Tiefe: 2,5 cm. Erste Hälfte 18. Jahrhundert. Möglicherweise ein Künstler in der Nachfolge von Balthasar Permoser (1651 - 1732). Das Relief oben rundbogig geschlossen, dunkel gebeizt. (1042163) (11) Large format high relief depicting Jesus at The Mount of Olives with two angels Height: 48 cm. Width: 25 cm. Depth: 2.5 cm. First half of the 18th century.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Apr. 21, 2015
CIRCLE OF BALTHASAR PERMOSER (GERMAN, 1651-1732): A LATE 17TH CENTURY CARVED BOXWOOD CRUCIFIXION GROUP
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
CIRCLE OF BALTHASAR PERMOSER (GERMAN, 1651-1732): A LATE 17TH CENTURY CARVED BOXWOOD CRUCIFIXION GROUP
Bonhams
Jan. 06, 2013
17TH C. GERMAN CARVED BOXWOOD CORPUS AT CALVARY
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
17TH C. GERMAN CARVED BOXWOOD CORPUS AT CALVARY circle of Balthasar Permoser (1651-1732) The Impenitent Thief (given the apocryphal name Gaestas) figure 12"; overall 24" Appears to be the same carver as the previous lot. Arms and some toes missing.
CRN Auctions
Jan. 06, 2013
17TH C. GERMAN CARVED BOXWOOD CORPUS AT CALVARY
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
17TH C. GERMAN CARVED BOXWOOD CORPUS AT CALVARY circle of Balthasar Permoser (1651-1732) The Penitent Thief (given the apocryphal name Dismas) crucified to the right of Christ. ("Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus replied, "I say to you, today you shall be with me in Paradise." Luke 23) The thief crucified on branches of carved boxwood, figure 12"; overall 24" This and the next lot: The fine detailed carving, showing attention to anatomy, the open sleeve, the depth of the detailed mouth, the deep folds and knot in the perizonium are clues to identify the carver. Largest toe missing on right foot, toes missing on left foot; two fingers missing on right hand.
CRN Auctions
Mar. 23, 2012
Balthasar Permoser, 1651 - 1732, zug.
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
SCHILDPATTRELIEF 15,3 x 12,5 cm. Schildpatt gepresst. Hochrechteckige Darstellung aus dem Leben Mariens: Christi Geburt. Vor antikisierendem Architekturcapriccio leicht aus dem Zentrum nach rechts gerückte Darstellung der Krippe, in die Maria das Jesuskind zu legen im Begriff ist. Gerahmt wird diese Szene durch drei kniende Engel, die dem Kinde huldigen. Hinterfangen wird die Szene durch den eine Kerze haltenden Josef, welcher von Ochs und Esel begleitet wird. Linke Ecke geklebt, ein gefülltes Montageloch oben in der Mitte. (8419121)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 09, 2011
Balthasar Permoser, 1651 - 1732, zug.
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
SCHILDPATTRELIEF 15,3 x 12,5 cm. Schildpatt gepresst. Hochrechteckige Darstellung aus dem Leben Mariens: Christi Geburt. Vor antikisierendem Architekturcapriccio leicht aus dem Zentrum nach rechts gerückte Darstellung der Krippe; in die Maria das Jesuskind zu legen im Begriff ist. Gerahmt wird diese Szene durch drei kniende Engel, die dem Kinde huldigen. Hinterfangen wird die Szene durch den eine Kerze haltenden Josef, welcher von Ochs und Esel begleitet wird. Linke Ecke geklebt, ein gefülltes Montageloch oben in der Mitte. Rest. (8419121)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 08, 2009
CIRCLE OF BALTHASAR PERMOSER (1651-1732)
Est: £40,000 - £50,000
CRISTO MORTO
Sotheby's
Oct. 16, 2008
Kruzifix, "18. Jh.,Viernageltypus, Christus hängt
Est: €5,800 - €7,300
Kruzifix, "18. Jh.,Viernageltypus, Christus hängt in bewegter Haltung am" "Kreuz, den Kopf zur Seite geneigt, mit leidendem Gesichtsausdruck," "am Haupt eine Dornenkrone, das Lendentuch ist in schön drapierten" "Falten an seiner rechten Seite gebunden, der Korpus weist" Bezüge zum Barock-Bildhauer Balthasar Permoser (1651 Chiemgau - 1732 Dresden) sowie zur hochbarocken Bildhauerkunst Italiens "auf, der realistisch aufgefasste Leidensausdruck sowie die" "Verwendung von Glasaugen auf den süditalienischen Raum," "Lindenholz, vollrund geschnitzt, polychrom gefasst, Glasaugen, Höhe" "80 cm, montiert auf einem Holzkreuz mit INRI-Tafel, Gesamthöhe" "130 cm, besonders qualitätsvolle Arbeit eines Tiroler Künstlers um" "1730-50, (Er)"
Dorotheum
Jan. 24, 2008
A Near-Lifesize German Sandstone Allegorical Group of Charity, by Balthasar Permoser (1651-1732) and Workshop
Est: $80,000 - $120,000
circa 1710-1720, Dresden the heavily draped female figure with a crown of wheat and holding a suckling child in her left arm, another child at her back weaping and clutching her drapery.
Sotheby's
Jun. 10, 2004
A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT CARVED WOOD TORCHERES OF BACCHUS AND CERES AS AUTUMN AND SUMMER
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
BY BALTHASAR PERMOSER (1651-1732), CIRCA 1685 The two figures formerly from a group of the Four Seasons; Bacchus raising a tray of grapes in his left hand and resting his right on a tree stump; Ceres raising a bunch of wheat in her right hand and holding a swag of cloth in her left; each depicted standing on an ornately carved triangular gilt-wood pedestal indistinctly stamped to the underside 'ZOLLAMT WIEN Zoifeig...fager (?) T-52 1'. Worming, repairs and minor shrinkage cracks; the upper section of Bacchus's grape vine carved from a separate piece of wood. 67 1/2 in. (171.5 cm.) high, each (2)
Christie's