Probably Swabia, circa 1500 - A carved limewood figure of St. John (?), presumably Swabian, circa 1500 - image-1

Lot 1246 Dα

Probably Swabia, circa 1500 - A carved limewood figure of St. John (?), presumably Swabian, circa 1500

Auction 1087 - overview Cologne
20.05.2017, 11:00 - Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Sculpture
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 2.480 € (incl. premium)
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Probably Swabia, circa 1500

A carved limewood figure of St. John (?), presumably Swabian, circa 1500

The reverse flattened and hollowed out. Minimal remains of former polychromy. A standing figure of the youthful saint, depicted facing sideways and with his right hand outstretched. He wears a girded gown and a cloak held drawn around his body. The figure can be interpreted as a depiction of St. John the apostle from a crucifixion group.
Some of the fingertips lost. Thin, vertical cracks. The side with the outstretched hand reattached. Height 54 cm.

Provenance

Lempertz auction 442, Cologne, 7.5.1955, lot 1317. - Private ownership, Rhineland.