Lot 512: Theodor Baierl (German, 1881-1932) St John the

Theodor Baierl (German, 1881-1932) St John the Baptist signed lower right 'Theodor Baierl' oil on panel with cradle stretcher in original Aedicula gilt frame with Renaissance style decoration, and label verso 80 x 39cm Provenance The Reverend Francis Swithinbank, Vicar of Clare, Suffolk, for over 60 years, who obtained the painting from a Fellow Clergyman during a visit to Munich, and subsequent descent within the family after his death in 1962. Exhibited 'Muenchener Kunstausstellung im Glaspalast' Munich Art Exhibition, Crystal Palace, Munich, 1930 (old label on the reverse refers ) Theodor Baierl, prior to the first world war, received regular Church commissions for frescoes or altar paintings including Stations of the Cross. Baierl studied at the Munich Academy under Franz von Stuck and was a patron of the Munich Secession. This painting clearly shows how he was influenced by the Quattrocento - the landscape is painted in the Italianate style and the figure of Saint John is depicted in the traditional Renaissance 'serpentine' form.