Lot 100: JOHN LEWIS KRIMMEL (German / American 1786-1821) STUDY FOR GERMAN FUNERAL

JOHN LEWIS KRIMMEL
<>(German / American 1786-1821)

STUDY FOR GERMAN FUNERAL
oil on panel
8 5/16 x 11 1/4 in. (21.1 x 28.6 cm).

Provenance:
The artist; Krimmel's estate sale, August 14, 1821, as 'German Funeral, do (sketch in oil);' (possibly) to John Vaughn, Philadelphia, 1841; (possibly) to Joseph Sill, Philadelphia, 1842; Victor Spark 1930s to circa 1940 (Naeve p. 100, no. 62); Private Collection.

Exhibited:
(Naeve p. 100, no. 62); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Twenty-third Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,' No. 11, as 'Sketch for a German Funeral,' 1834.

Literature:
'Relf's Philadelphia Gazette and Daily Advertiser,' Philadelphia, August 7, 1821 as being in Krimmel's estate.

'Poulson's American Daily Advertiser,' Philadelphia, from August 7 - 14, 1821 as being in Krimmel's estate.

Milo M. Naeve, 'John Lewis Krimmel, An Artist in Federal America,' University of Delaware Press, Newark, Delaware, 1987, pp. 100, 198, no. 62.

Anneliese Harding, 'John Lewis Krimmel, Genre Artist of the Early Repbulic,' Winterthur, Delaware, 1994, pp. 196, 220, 221, 227, 229, 243, illustrated figure 317, p. 195.

Commentary:
The scholarly attribution of this work to Krimmel was first made by Naeve (p. 100, no. 62). Mr. Naeve has inspected the work in person. A commentary by him, stating that in his opinion the work is by Krimmel, is available at Freeman's.

Anneliese Harding accepts the attribution of this work to Krimmel in her book, 'John Lewis Krimmel, Genre Artist of the Early Republic.' She has inspected color photographs of the work. A letter by her, stating that in her opinion the work is by Krimmel, is available at Freeman's.

The present lot is a sketch probably half-scale, for the lost final work. Aneliese Harding writes ... 'This oil sketch is the only record that remains of one of John Lewis Krimmel's greatest achievements. It was made to verify the challenging composition of approximately 30 figures, may of them, even in this sketch, distinctly individualized. The oil sketch also served as a study for the uneven light in an outdoor setting.' (Letter form Anneliese harding to the owner).

We wish to thank Anneliese Harding and Milo Naeve for their assistance in cataloging this lot.

In appreciation of Mr. Naeve's contribution to this entry a donation in his name has been made, at his request, by the consignor, to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, a program for emerging artists.
Estimate $10,000-15,000