Ernst Fries - A Mother Sheep and Lamb - image-1

Lot 1509 Dα

Ernst Fries - A Mother Sheep and Lamb

Auction 1040 - overview Cologne
15.11.2014, 14:00 - 19th Century Paintings and Drawings
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

Ernst Fries

A Mother Sheep and Lamb

Pencil on paper. 17.4 x 21.9.
Dated and inscribed: E.F, 6/7.

This drawing is an early work by Ernst Fries, dated 1817 in the lower right. Dr. Wechsler confirms that the artist was still living in his parent's house in Heidelberg at this time, and would have created this work under the guidance of Karl Kunz. A signed drawing with a similar motif, also dated 1817, is listed as no. 12 in his catalogue raissoné.

Certificate

Dr. Sigrid Wechsler, 18.3.2012.