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Lot 10: PETER GERTNER (circa 1495/1500-après 1541)

Est: €80,000 EUR - €100,000 EURPassed
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-CarloMonte Carlo, MonacoNovember 25, 2017

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PETER GERTNER (circa 1495/1500-après 1541)
Portrait du duc Ernest de Bavière

Craie noire, aquarelle et gouache sur vélin préparé (le fond vert peut-être ajouté postérieurement), marouflé sur bois

Inscrit de manière illisible en haut a gauche

52,2 x 33,8 cm


PROVENANCE:

Prince Leopold I von Anhalt-Dessau.

Paul Cassirer, Berlin, en 1926.

Charles-Albert de Burlet, Berlin.
BIBLIOGRAPHIE:

L. Fudickar, Die Bildnisskunst der Nürnberger Barthel Beham und Peter Gertner, thèse de doctorat, Munich, 1942, no. 104.

K. Löcher, ‘Peter Gertner – ein Nürnberger Meister als Hofmaler des Pfalzgrafen Ottheinrich in Neuburg an der Donau’, Neuburger Kollektaneenblatt, 141, 1993, pp. 83 et 130 note 175.
A la fin des années 1530, Peter Gertner, artiste originaire de Nuremberg, a produit une remarquable série de portraits dessinés, tant par leur caractère novateur que par la puissance de leur expression. Exécutés à la même échelle que les tableaux qu’ils préparent, ces modelli consistent en des esquisses rapides à la craie noire et ou à la plume et encre noire représentant le modèle en buste. L’artiste reprend ensuite à la gouache de manière détaillée seulement les têtes, laissant les habits et le fond essentiellement en réserve. Ces esquisses étaient sans doute réalisées d’après nature et ensuite conservées dans l’atelier de Gertner pour y être utilisées comme base à des portraits peints qui pouvaient ainsi être produits à plusieurs exemplaires si nécessaire. Si plusieurs artistes contemporains, en particulier Hans Holbein, suivaient une méthode similaire, Gertner, par les importantes dimensions de ses études et par l’utilisation de la gouache, a créé un ensemble particulièrement original. Une douzaine de ces dessins sont aujourd’hui préservés.

Gertner, dont les dates de naissance et de décès demeurent mystérieuses, est une première fois documenté comme actif à Nuremberg en 1521 et ses œuvres datées vont de 1523 à 1541. L’artiste semble avoir été l’élève de Wolf Traut (1481-1520) à Nuremberg. Il reçoit des premières commandes de la part du margrave Kasimir von Brandenburg-Kulmbach et de son épouse Susanna von Bayern. A la mort de son mari en 1527, celle-ci épouse Ottheinrich, duc de Pfalz-Neuburg, qui va devenir le principal, sinon l’unique, commanditaire de Gertner.

Le modèle du présent dessin est Ernest de Bavière (1500-1560), membre de la famille Wittelsbach et troisième fils du duc Albert IV de Bavière (1447-1508) et de son épouse Cunégonde, fille de l’Empereur Frédéric III. En 1517, il est nommé administrateur du diocèse de Passau. Opposé à la Réforme, Ernest participe au synode de Mühldork am Inn en 1522 et rejoint, en 1524, l’alliance établie entre les évêques du Sud de l’Allemagne, les ducs de Bavière et l’archiduc Ferdinand pour mettre en œuvre l’édit de Worms interdisant la diffusion et la lecture des écrits de Martin Luther. Il est élu administrateur du diocèse de Salzbourg en 1540. Il s’y montre, semble-t-il, plus indulgent envers les protestants et se concentre sur ses fonctions d’administrateur en introduisant des réformes administratives. Ernest ne fut jamais ordonné prêtre et en 1554 il est obligé par le pape de choisir entre l’ordination et la démission de ses fonctions et c’est cette dernière solution qu’il préfère. En 1549, Ernest avait acquis le comté de Glatz en Silésie (aujourd’hui en Pologne) qui faisait alors partie de la Bohème et il s’y installe de manière définitive en 1556. Jamais marié, il fait légitimer son fils Eustache par le pape Jules III en 1550.

Le présent dessin est préparatoire à une peinture, aujourd’hui perdue, mentionnée dans un inventaire, vers 1600, des collections des comtes de Pfalz-Neuburg, qui indique que le modèle (« Ersnt Bischoff zu Bassaw ») y était représenté à l’âge de 34 ans. Le présent dessin ou la peinture perdue servirent à la réalisation d’au moins deux tableaux, tous deux sur bois. Le premier, daté 1536 et aujourd’hui au château de Berchtesgaden, porte une inscription identifiant le modèle et mesure 42,5 x 32,7 cm. Le second mesure 58,8 x 42,5 cm. et était autrefois dans la collection Streber à Munich (K. Löcher, op. cit. 1993, fig. 51).

Bien que sur la plupart des portraits dessinés de Peter Gertner, le fond reste blanc, certains, comme le présent dessin, ont étés colorés (voir, par exemple, les portraits du comte de Henneberg au Museum Boymans Van Beuningen [Löcher, op. cit. fig. 13], et du comte Frédéric III de Sponheim et de sa femme, tous deux à la National Gallery de Washington [Löcher, op. cit. figs. 65-66]).

Ce dessin, tout comme la plupart des autres portraits dessinés de Gertner aujourd’hui connus, faisait partie d’un recueil relié, une première fois documenté dans les collections du prince Leopold I von Anhalt-Dessau (1676-1747). En 1926, le recueil, qui comprenait à l’origine au moins 22 feuilles, est acquis par le marchand Paul Cassirer qui le démembre et disperse les dessins.


During the 1530s, Peter Gertner, an artist from Nuremberg, has produced a remarkable series of highly innovative and extremely powerful portrait studies. Executed on the same scale as the paintings for which they were studies these modelli consisted of rapidly sketched outline drawings of the sitters, bust length, within which only the faces, and in a couple of cases also the hands, are carefully worked up in finely modelled gouache. It is thought that these studies were made from life and then kept by Gertner in his studio to be used as the basis for painted portraits which could be produced in multiple examples if necessary. Although other artists of the day, most famously Holbein, did employ a similar working method, both the scale and the specific media used by Gertner in his portrait studies are highly original. Around a dozen of these astonishing works are known.
Gertner is thought to have studied with the Dürer pupil Wolf Traut, who worked in Brandenburg-Ansbach, a connection that may have led to Gertner’s first commissions, which he received in 1521 from the Markgraf Kasimir von Brandenburg-Kulmbach and his wife, Susanna von Bayern. After Kasimir’s death in 1527, his widow married Ottheinrich, Herzog von Pfalz-Neuburg, and Gertner must surely have come with her to the Wittelsbach court at Neuburg an der Donau, where he worked as court painter in the service of Ottheinrich for at least twelve years.
The present drawing represents Ernest of Bavaria (1500-1560), member of the Wittelsbach family and third son of Duke Albert IV of Bavaria (1447-1508) and of his wife Kunegund, daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. In 1517, Ernest is named administrator of the diocese of Passau and turned against the supporters of Martin Luther and the Anabaptists. Ernest participates in the provincial synod of Mühldork am Inn in 1522 and joins in 1524 the alliance formed by the bishops of Southern Germany, the dukes of Bavaria and archduke Ferdinand to enforce the Edict of Worms forbidding the diffusion and the reading of Luther’s writings. Ernest was elected as administrator of the diocese of Salzburg in 1540. Even as Archbishop-designate Ernest delayed his ordination. In his will, dated 25 September 1550, he explained that he had never intended to become a priest. He repeatedly asked the Pope for dispensation of the higher orders, but this was finally denied in 1554. The Pope presented him with the choice of being ordained immediately or resignation. Ernest opted to resign on 16 July 1554. When the end of his ecclesiastical career loomed, Ernest purchased the County of Glatz in 1549. Glatz, which is located in Silesia in the actual Poland, was then considered part of Bohemia. Included in the purchase was the Lordship of Hummel, which Ernest gave to his son Eustace on 10 December 1549. Eustace was his illegitimate son, until he was legitimized as a noble descendant of Ernest by Pope Julius III in 1550. Ernest settled permanently in Glatz in 1556 and died there in 1560. A short time later, his body was transferred to Munich and buried in the Wittelsbach crypt in the Church of Our Lady.
The present drawing is preparatory to a lost painting mentioned in an inventory drawn around 1600 of the collections of the counts of the Herzog of Pfalz-Neuburg which specifies that the sitter (“Ernst Bischoff zu Bassaw”) was represented at the age of 34. This dates precisely the present work to 1534. The drawing or the lost painting were used to produce at least two other paintings, both on wood. The first one dated 1536 and today in the castle of Berchtesgaden, bears an inscription identifying the sitter and measures 42,5 x 32,7 cm. The second measures 58,8 x 42,5 cm and was formerly in the Streber collection in Munich (K. Löcher, op. cit. 1993, fig. 51).
On most of Gertner’s drawn portraits, the background remains blank, but a few show, as in the present drawing, a coloured background (see, for example, the portrait of Graf Henneberg in the Boymans Van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam and the portraits of Graf Frederick III zu Sponheim and his wife, both at the National Gallery of Art in Washington [Löcher, op. cit., figs. 65-66]).
This sheet was, as most of Gertner’s surviving drawings, part of a bound volume first recorded in the collection of Leopold I von Anhalt-Dessau (1676-1747). It originally included more than 22 drawings. In 1926 the Berlin dealer Paul Cassirer acquired and dispersed the volume.

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Prelazione

Lo Stato Monegasco può esercitare un diritto di prelazione sulle opere d'arte messe in vendita nel Principato di Monaco. Lo stato si sostituisce all'ultimo offerente. La decisione di prelazione viene comunicata all'usciere subito dopo aver pronunciato l'aggiudicazione. Viene citata nel procedimento verbale della stessa. Deve essere confermata entro quindici giorni. In assenza di conferma durante questo periodo di tempo, l'oggetto ritorna all'ultimo offerente.
Articolo 2-1 legge n°1.014 du 29/12/1978 sulla vendita pubblica di mobili

Esportazione

Saranno richieste le formalità doganali per la spedizione di opere d'arte nei paesi fuori dall'Unione Europea. Si consiglia all'acquirente di verificare, prima dell'acquisto, le norme in vigore nel paese di destinazione.
Se un'opera d'arte dovrà essere consegnata in Francia o in un altro paese dell'Unione Europea non vi sarà nessuna formalità doganale. Fuori dall'Unione Europea, le norme doganali saranno quelle in vigore nel paese di destinazione dell'opera.

Spese frais

Oltre al prezzo di aggiudicazione, l'acquirente dovrà sostenere una commissione pari al 23% tasse escluse per la quota fino a 500.000 €, al 20% tasse escluse per la quota compresa tra 500.001 € e 2.000.000 € e del 18% tasse escluse sulla quota superiore a 2.000.001 €.

Pagamento

La vendita si realizza esclusivamente a vista. L'acquirente deve far fronte al prezzo d'acquisto che include l'importo dell'aggiudicazione, le spese e le eventuali tasse:
- Con assegno bancario certificato in euro
- Con bonifico bancario in euro
- Con carta di credito Visa o Mastercard con documento d'identità
- In contanti in euro fino ad un importo uguale o inferiore di 30 000 €
Una commissione di 2.75% verrà aggiunta per ogni pagamento con carta American Express.
Gli assegni emessi da banca straniera saranno accettati solo a discrezione della Casa d'Aste di Monte Carlo.
Se l'acquisizione non viene regolarizzata a vista, l'oggetto non potrà essere consegnato all'acquirente.
Il passaggio di proprietà dal venditore all'acquirente si effettua solo una volta che la Casa d'Aste di Monte Carlo ha ricevuto il pagamento, commissione inclusa.
In mancanza di pagamento da parte dell'acquirente e una volta trascorso il periodo di mora infruttuosa e scaduto il termine di un mese dalla data dell'aggiudicazione, la Casa d'Aste di Monte Carlo si riserva il diritto di annullare la vendita e intraprendere misure ai danni dell'acquirente insolvente.


Responsabilita'

Per colpa delle difficoltà spesso incontrate riguardo alle vendite di alcuni artisti russi e/o cinesi, la cui autenticità è stata ingiustamente contestata, HVMC ha deciso di non garantire le opere segnate da (**) che si riferiscono alle presenti condizioni di vendita.
Gli acquirenti sono dunqui informati che nessuna denuncia verrà ricevuta, relativamente a tale autenticità.


RIB HVMC
Banque Populaire de Côte d'Azur, BP 207, 98004 Monaco cedex.
Numéro de Compte : 60021664861
IBAN : FR76 1560 7000 6460 0216 6486 191
BIC : CCBPFRPPNCE



Contract

The auction house Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo acts as agent for the seller. It is not a party to the contract of sale that binds the buyer and seller.

The following terms and conditions of sale, as well as everything related to the sale, are governed by Monegasque law. All legal actions are within the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Principality of Monaco.

The sale takes place for payment in full and the currency is the Euro (€).

Execution of the sale and auction

All potential buyers must identify themselves beforehand using a registration form made available at the entrance to the room by the staff of the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo. She/he must provide a valid piece of identity and, if requested, proof of their bank details. A card bearing a number corresponding to the registration will be delivered to a buyer who will restore it when leaving the room. It is personal and allows the individual to bid during the sale.
The auction follows the numerical sequence of the catalogue, unless said order is modified at the discretion of the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo.
The successful bidder is the highest and last bidder. In the case of a challenge at the time of award, especially in the case where several bidders claim to have made the same bid simultaneously, and the event is clearly established, although the word "Sold" was pronounced, the object is immediately put back on auction starting at the last amount obtained and those present shall be allowed to bid again.
References concerning the identity entered on the bid summary shall be identical to those made in the registration form. No changes of identity can be made without approval of the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo managers.
Once the hammer falls, the buyer is responsible for the integrity of the object acquired, as well as its insurance.

Telephone Bids
All potential buyers identified by the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo may bid by telephone during the sale. In order to be admissible, requests for telephone lines must be made in writing, accompanied by a valid piece of identity and a RIB (bank account information certificate). The Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo will contact the bidder by telephone during the auction; however, it declines all liability for any error or omission in connection with said service.

Payment

The sale is strictly carried out for payment in full. The buyer must pay the purchase price, which includes the amount of the hammer price, fees, and taxes, if any:
- By certified bank check in Euro
- By bank transfer in Euro
- By Visa or MasterCard with proof of identity
- In cash in Euro up to an amount equal to or less than € 30,000
In case of payment by American Express a fee of 2.75% will be added.
Cheques drawn on foreign banks will be accepted at the sole discretion of the managers of the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo.
If the acquisition is not paid in full, the item cannot be handed over to the buyer.
The transfer of ownership from the seller to the buyer occurs only after the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo has received payment, including commission.
The Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo reserves the right to cancel the sale and file a claim to seek damages against the defaulting buyer in the absence of payment by the buyer, after formal notice has remained without answer, and after a month has passed since the bid was accepted by fall of the hammer.

Storage and Shipping

The buyer may collect purchased lots only after all amounts due to Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo have been paid (hammer price plus buyer's premium and any applicable taxes and costs).
In accordance with Article 14 of French Act no. 2000-642 of July 10th 2000,
if the successful bidder fails to pay for an item after the issuance of a formal
demand that remains without effect, the item shall be re-auctioned at the
seller's request. If the price of the new bid is lower than the original false
bidder's price, the false bidder shall pay the difference. If the seller does not
make such a request within one month of the auction, the sale shall be
cancelled by operation of law, without prejudice to the damages payable by
the false bidder.
Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo reserves the right to claim the following from the false bidder:
- interest at the statutory rate,
- the reimbursement of the additional costs incurred by reason of his/her
default,
- payment of the sale price or:
- the difference between this price and the resale price if the latter is
lower, as well as the costs incurred in relation with the re-auction.
- the difference between this price and the original false bidder's price
if the latter is lower, as well as the costs incurred by the re-auction.
Tajan also reserves the right to offset any amounts which the false bidder
owes to it.
HVMC reserves the right to ban any bidder who fails to comply with its general
terms and conditions of sale from attending any future auction.

Items that are not claimed within 14 calendar days of the auction will be moved to a third party warehouse at the buyer's risk and expense.

Fees

Anglais :
In addition to the hammer price, the buyer must pay a fee of 23% HT excluding VAT up to € 500 000, 20% excluding VAT on amounts from € 500 001 to € 2 000 000 and 18% HT excluding VAT on amounts above € 2 000 001.


Italien :
Oltre al prezzo di aggiudicazione, l'acquirente dovrà sostenere una commissione pari al 23% tasse escluse per la quota fino a 500.000 €, al 20% tasse escluse per la quota compresa tra 500.001 € e 2.000.000 € e del 18% tasse escluse sulla quota superiore a 2.000.001 €.

Taxes and VAT

Customs formalities are required for sending works of art to countries outside of the European Union. The buyer must check the rules in force in the destination country before making a purchase.
There are no customs formalities for works of art to be delivered in France or other countries of the European Union. Outside of the European Union, customs rules will be those in force in the country of destination of the work.

Guarantees

The descriptions in the catalogue are established by the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo if no expert appraiser has assisted, and exclusively by the expert appraiser who assists as required. If necessary, corrections of the description or estimate can be made upon presentation of the object, which shall be pointed to potential purchasers and noted in the record of the sale. In the framework of assistance by an expert appraiser, said latter assumes full responsibility for initial descriptions or modifications made to the report. The liability of the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo cannot be engaged in the event of dispute regarding the authenticity or condition of an item, since the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo is bound by an obligation of means.
As concerns the condition of the lots offered, note that the lack of reference to the condition in the description given in the catalogue does not imply that the item is free from defects, and certain restorations that do not change its nature and period cannot be a cause of dispute. The item, in the absence of any mention, is considered sold in the state in which it is found. Experts are available to customers of the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo prior to each sale to answer any questions concerning such matters.
No claim shall be accepted once the hammer falls.

Furniture, paintings and art objects

Furniture, paintings and art objects are sold in the state in which they are found.
The restoration or replacement of elements on furniture or an object that do not change the nature and authenticity of the furniture or object are considered usual upkeep.
Re-backing, doubling, and parquetry on a painting are protective measures and do not constitute defects if they are not reported.
Dimensions are provided for reference only.

Jewellery and watches
Coloured stones and pearls
A number of precious stones have been professionally treated for their embellishment (heat treatment and oiling for the gems, whitening of pearls). These operations are traditionally accepted by international jewellery traders.
For certain pieces of jewellery and with the client-seller's agreement, the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo may obtain reports from gemological laboratories of international repute, which, if requested, may indicate the presence or absence of any heat treatment.
For large gemstones and pearls, the Hôtel des Ventes will provide its clients with certificates established by internationally renowned laboratories prior to their sale. If the buyer wishes to have a different certificate from a laboratory of their choice, they must request it between 30 and 10 days prior to the sale. No claims regarding the certificates provided can be accepted after the sale.


Animal materials
Coral, ivory, tortoiseshell and all materials from endangered species can be sold in a public auction as long as they are an integral part of antique jewellery. Such materials present on modern jewellery will not be admitted.

Burmese stones
Jewellery studded with Burmese rubies or jadeite cannot be exported to the United States. However if they are accompanied by a certificate or an invoice, dated prior to October 2007, they may enter the American territory. Burmese rubies and jadeite can move freely in the European community.

Watches
All lots are sold in the state in which they are found. No claims may be brought against the Hôtel des Ventes de Monte Carlo and its expert based on the presence of an old repair, on the initial sealing, or its functioning. The potential buyer may request a condition report from the expert before the sale.

Non liability cause
Owing to the problems often met with in previous sales of the works of artists, especially Russian and/or Chinese, whose authenticity has been unfairly disputed, it is explicitly stated that Monte Carlo Auction House has decided it will no longer guarantee the authenticity of works marked (**) indicating that these general conditions of sale should be consulted.
Their purchasers are therefore informed that no claim will be accepted relating to an issue of authenticity of this kind.