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Lorenzo Sacchetti and his circle
(Padua 1759 - 1836 Wien)
„Architectural and Stage Studies (mixed lot of 7 items)“
ink, watercolor, pencil on paper; unframed, partly in cut-out
between 8,7 x 14,5 cm and 42,7 x 33,5 cm
Provenance
Collection of Michael Mayr (1796–1870), Eisenstadt; Michaela Fajt, born Mayr (1823–1909), daughter of Michael Mayr, Eisenstadt; Marianna Fajt (1860–1946), granddaughter of Michael Mayr, Eisenstadt; Collection of Prof. Fritz Weninger (1892–1981), painter and restorer, Vienna
Collection of Prof. Fritz Weninger (1892–1981), painter and restorer, Vienna
(most sheets bear the collector's stamp FW);
Gallery closure of Wolfdietrich Hassfurther
Literature
Die Sammlung des Theatermalers Michael Mayr (1796–1870). Architektur- und Theaterblätter. Exhibition Catalogue, 15 May – 8 July 1984, Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Wien I., Herrengasse 9; Katalog des Niederösterreichischen Landesmuseums, Neue Folge Nr. 148, Vienna 1984, Cat. No. 81 (illus. 5), 82 (illus. 4), 83 (illus. 18), 84, 86
Estimate: € 2.500
Realized price: € 1.950 (incl. fees and Austrian VAT)
Hammer Price: € 1.500
Auction is closed.
Sacchetti began his artistic training in Venice under Domenico Fossati (1705–1785) before moving to Vienna in 1794, where he worked as a decorator at both court theatres until 1810 and had a decisive influence on the stage designs of the time. After 1817, Sacchetti continued his career in Prague, where he worked as a stage painter, theatre architect and lithographer. In 1830, he published the treatise ‘Faßlicher Unterricht in den Anfangsgründen der Theater-Mahlerei’ (Comprehensible Instruction in the Fundamentals of Theatre Painting) in German and Italian.
1. Lorenzo Sacchetti, Salon with Tapestries, ink and watercolour on paper, 30 x 49 cm, signed on the lower right (for the painting room): Tutto il giallo e'oro
2. Lorenzo Sacchetti, Sketch sheet with interior design, ink and watercolour on paper, 42,7 x 33,5 cm
3. Lorenzo Sacchetti, Turkish tent, ink on paper, 19,5 x 25 cm
4. Lorenzo Sacchetti, sketch sheet with designs for antique hall decoration, pencil on paper, 36,5 x 23,5 cm, on the reverse: Oriental palace, ink, wasched
5. Lorenzo Sacchetti, hall with drapery, pencil on paper, 12,7 x 18,5 cm
6. Unknown artist and engraver, after 1800, bookplate for Lorenzo Sacchetti, ancient ruins, etc. Aquatint etching, 8,7 x 14,5 cm (plate margin)
7. Unknown artist, ink and wash on paper, 12,5 x 12,5 cm