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Johann Peter Krafft
(Hanau 1780 - 1856 Wien)
„Portrait of Empress Carolina Augusta (1792–1873), Fourth Wife of Emperor Franz I.“
1824
oil on canvas; framed
62,5 x 42 cm
Signiert und datiert rechts unten: PKrafft. / 1824
Provenance
In 1896, the painting was located in the former study of Emperor Franz I in the Vienna Hofburg;
collection of Sophie Kolm (1856–1937), Vienna;
her estate sale conducted by S. Kende, Vienna, 9.2.1937, no. 66 ("Porträt einer Fürstin in ganzer Figur");
Dorotheum, Vienna, 26.5.1937, no. 385 ("Bildnis der Kaiserin Karolina Augusta");
Dorotheum, Vienna, 23.10.1937, no. 505;
Private collection, Vienna;
by descent to the present owner (private collection, Vienna).
Exhibition
1896 Vienna, Wiener-Congress-Ausstellung, K. K. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie
Literature
K. K. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie (ed.), Wiener-Congress-Ausstellung, exhibition catalogue, Vienna 1896, p. 85, no. 431;
Marianne Frodl-Schneemann, Johann Peter Krafft. 1780-1856. Monographie und Verzeichnis der Gemälde, Vienna/Munich 1984, p. 152, no. 134, p. 79, plate 33 (b./w.-illus.)
Estimate: € 25.000 - 50.000
Realized price: € 58.500 (incl. fees and Austrian VAT)
Hammer Price: € 45.000
Auction is closed.