Anton (1709) Kern

Lot 37: Anton Kern (Bohemia 1709-1747 Dresden)

Name: Anton Kern (Bohemia 1709-1747 Dresden)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 347db822cd

Est: £1,500 GBP - £2,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 02, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Anton Kern (Bohemia 1709-1747 Dresden) An old bearded man kneeling and a young man standing, a dog in the foreground, after Giovanni Battista Pittoni graphite, red wash, heightened with white 14¾ x 10½ in. (37.8 x 26.8 cm.)

Dimensions

37.8 x 26.8 cm.

Artist or Maker

Anton (1709) Kern

Provenance

Sir Francis Watson, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Notes

This copies a detail of Giovanni Battista Pittoni's painting Hannibal swearing revenge against the Romans, a composition known through a number of painted versions (F. Zava Bocazzi, Pittoni. L'Opera completa, Venice, 1979, nos. 94, 104, 147 and 243, figs. 74-84).

Auction Details

Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours

Christie's

December 02, 2014, 01:00 PM UTC

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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