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Lot 3: Klöcker von Ehrenstrahl, Allegory of Music

Est: €20,000 EUR - €25,000 EURPassed
BibliopathosVerona, ItalyJuly 09, 2014

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Description

THE FATHER OF MODERN SWEDISH PAINTING

DAVID KLÖCKER VON EHRENSTRAHL (attributed)
(Hamburg, 1629-Stockholm, 1698)

Allegory of Music

Oil on canvas, 41,7 x 29,3 inches (106 x 74,5 cm), carved and gilt frame.
Bearing on the reverse an inscription in sepia with artist's full name.

The soft and sensual treatment of the skin is certainly derived from Pietro da Cortona. The milky and velvety texture is obtained through a wise combination of light and shades. In particular, he seems to have learnt from Pietro's allegories and mastery of compositional devices, movement, color, and use of light.The latter can be observed at work with great skill in the chest, face and the right arm where the bodily presence seems dissolved and the edges of the figure gently blend into the dark background.

At the same time, however, the oeuvre reveals the influence of French academic classicism. Such a reference not only explains the choice of the subject, but also Ehrenstrahl's ability to infuse a sense of transcendent grace in order to reduce the blatant impact with the woman's physical presence.

This is especially evident when observing the figure's face, and it is likely that Ehrenstrahl read Le Brun's posthumously published treatise Méthode pour apprendre à dessiner les passions (1698) in which the author, following Nicolas Poussin's theories, purported to codify the visual ex- pression of the emotions in painting.

David Klöcker von Ehrenstrahl, considered the father and the initiator of Swedish modern painting, was born in Hamburg and educated in Holland (his master was Jurian Jacobsz from Amsterdam, an artist specializing in depicting animals). He moved to Sweden in 1652 invited by the Count (and Field-Marshal) Carl Gustav Wrangel. Fortunate to have made such an important connection, he was soon introduced to the Swedish Royal Court. In particular, the Queen Dowager Hedvid Eleanora personally contributed to his artistic development, sending him first to Rome and Venice, then to London and Paris. Being in contact with the most up-to- date pictorial trends at that time, Ehrenstrahl rapidly improved his technique and discovered the typical Baroque style adopted by the great European courts. Soon after his return to Sweden (1661), the young King Charles XI proclaimed Ehrenstrahl as his personal painter and portraitist and he was so enthusiastic of the artist's work that awarded him the title of gentleman and aristocrat (the 'Von', in fact, refers to his new social status).

The journeys to Italy and France allowed Ehrenstrahl to examine the work of two of the most important European artists in the 17th century: Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) and the Parisian Charles Le Brun (1619-1690).This painting owes several peculiar characteristics to both of them and therefore critics tend to date it after 1661, immediately after Ehrenstrahl's return to Sweden.

Provenance

Provenance: Private Collection, Rome Literature: M. Bryan, Dictionary of Painters and Engravers , MacMillan, New York, 1903; B. Dahlbäck (ed.), David Kloecker von Ehrenstrahl, exhibition catalogue , Nationalmuseum Press, Stockholm, 1976; d. gerstL, Drucke des höfischen Barock in Schweden , Gebr. Mann, Berlin, 2000; w. nisser, Die italienischen Skizzenbücher von Erik Jönson Dahlberg und David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl , Uppsala, 1948; A. A. Sjöblom, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, exhibition catalogue , Malmö, 1947. Special Notice No buyer's premium will be charged on the hammer price.

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