The seduction of Cupid: Old Masters set world record
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When a boyish Cupid with golden curls mischievously appears behind rhododendron and lilies, success is definitely inevitable. The bidding topped out at €96,000/ €121.000, a sensational result and by far the highest ever winning bid for Karl Josef Agricola, an artist who wandered between Classicism and Biedermeier. The marvellous atmosphere and the exquisite painterly execution of the depiction of the subjects also helped Adoration of the Shepherds, from the workshop of Lucas Cranach II, attain an impressive winning bid of €45,000/ €56.700.

Carl Josef Alois Agricola
(Seckingen 1779 – 1852 Wien)
Amor mit Pfeil und Bogen in einer Landschaft, 1827
Öl auf Leinwand;
19th Century Paintings
Waldmüller, Schuch, and Rudolf von Alt
Ideal and reality, old age and youth, light and shadow—Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller was always very skilled in using these contrasts to captivate his collectors. The picture of the old invalid surrounded by curious children is yet another example of his gift for telling stories with a picture. With a winning bid of €110,000 / €138.600, the proud new owner can now study this story up close and personally. At the other end of the century, Carl Schuch painted his studio in Venice; bathed completely in a dim light, it becomes a symphony in brown that—following a winning bid of €45,000/ € 56.700 – will soon work its magic on its new owner.

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
(Wien 1793 – 1865 Helmstreitmühle bei Mödling)
Ein alter Invalide mit Kindern, 1827
Öl auf Holz; 31,5 x 26 cm

Rudolf von Alt
(Wien 1812 – 1905 Wien)
Die Vorhalle von San Marco in Venedig, 1896
Aquarell auf Papier; 37,5 x 53 cm

Marie Egner
(Radkersburg 1850 – 1940 Maria Anzbach)
Teerosen und Veilchen, um 1879
Öl auf Holz; 48 x 66 cm
All pictures are available for download at imkinsky.com/de/presse-downloads.