Grasser, circle of - A carved wood figure of John the Baptist, circle of Erasmus Grasser - image-1

Lot 1324 Dα

Grasser, circle of - A carved wood figure of John the Baptist, circle of Erasmus Grasser

Auction 1141 - overview Cologne
16.11.2019, 14:30 - Sculpture and Works of Art
Estimate: 20.000 € - 30.000 €
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Grasser, circle of

A carved wood figure of John the Baptist, circle of Erasmus Grasser

Carved three-quarters in the round, the reverse flattened and hollowed out. Partially overpainted older polychromy. A figure of the saint holding the lamb of God, dressed in a girded fur robe and long cloak and standing in contrapposto on a round plinth. This Bavarian sculpture can be allocated to the early 16th century on stylistic grounds and displays great similarity, especially in the facial features, to a relief depiction of Saint Jerome found on the back of the choir stools of the Frauenkirche in Munich (Berlin, Skulpturengalerie) which was made between 1500-1512 in the workshop of Erasmus Grasser in Munich.
The right hand and the lamb possibly replaced. Minimal wear throughout. Height 93 cm.

Provenance

Private collection, Aachen, 1964. - Private collection, Württemberg.

Literature

For the comparison work cf.: Theodor Demmler: Die Bildwerke in Holz, Stein und Ton. Grossplastik, Berlin und Leipzig 1930 (Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Die Bildwerke des Deutschen Museums, vol. 3), p. 242, no. 2022, illus.

Exhibitions

Aachen, Suermondt-Museum, October 1961.