The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts
Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 35
Friedrich Carl Groger
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(German, 1766-1838)
Mr. and Mrs. Gebauer, He, standing in a landscape and holding a pair of scissor glasses, [binocles-ciseaux], signed lower right "Groger Pinx 1812" (?); and She, seated in a landscape and holding a hat filled with flowers, signed lower left "Groger Pinx 1811", both oil on canvas, 40-1/2 x 35 in.; His frame possibly original, both gilt wood and composition frames, both lined, crackle, and scattered retouch primarliy in backgrounds affecting less than 7% of surface; frames resurfaced. Notes: Literature: [Fortegnelse over Generalkonsul Joh. Hansens Samling af Kunst, 1927, No. 463 & 464; Peter Vignau-Wilberg, [Der Maler Friederich Carl Groger], Neumunster, 1971, 155 & v 15. Provenance: Edmund J. Kratz & Co., Hamburg, Germany; Private Collection
both lined, crackle, and scattered retouch primarliy in backgrounds affecting less than 7% of surface; frames resurfaced
