1069
Martin Johann Schmidt, called Kremser Schmidt
(Grafenwörth 1718 - 1801 Stein)
„Jupiter transforms Lykaon into a wolf“
c. 1780
charcoal and chalk on grey-brown paper; framed
26 x 19.5 cm
Inscribed on the bottom edge by the hand of the artist: „Giove che trasforma Licone in Lupo”
Provenance
Benedictine Abbey Lambach (sheet 23 of Father Koloman Felner);
since the 1920s private collection, Vienna
Literature
Karl Garzarolli-Thurnlackh, Das graphische Werk Martin Johann Schmidt's. "Kremser Schmidt". 1718-1801, Zürich/Vienna/Leipzig 1925, p. 45, no. 23;
Rupert Feuchtmüller, Der Kremser Schmidt. 1718-1801, Innsbruck/Vienna 1989, p. 493, no. 739/8 (b/w-ill.)
Estimate: € 2.500 - 5.000
Auction is closed.