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Lot 1000 Dα

Cologne School, circa 1420 - SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST THE VIRGIN WITH CHILD

Auction 1010 - overview Cologne
11.05.2013, 11:00 - Old Masters & 19th Century
Estimate: 16.000 € - 18.000 €
Result: 21.960 € (incl. premium)

Cologne School, circa 1420

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST THE VIRGIN WITH CHILD

Oil on panel (parquetted). 92 x 41 and 92 x 39 cm.

Two panels belonging to the wings of an altarpiece; the artist from the circle of the Master of the Legend of Veronica. The Virgin and Saint John standing in a meadow in front of a red background with regular pomegranate pattern. The gilt halos in relief. The panel depicting Saint John with an unfinished restoration to the left edge (after 1930).

Provenance

Louis Beissel collection, Aachen (bis 1914). - Theodor Schwartz collection, Bocholt (until 1946). - Since then in private collection, Westphelia.

Literature

J. Körner, N. Rodenkirchen: Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler von Westfalen. Stadt Bocholt, Münster 1931, p. 121-122 with illustration. - Markus Kamps: Notizen zum Kriegsschicksal Bocholter Kunstsammlungen. Die Sammlung Theodor Schwartz. In: Unser Bocholt 54, 2003, p. 66-72, p. 68-69 with illustration.