Philipp Franck - Verkündigung Christi Geburt vor den Hirten auf dem Felde - image-1

Lot 325 Dα

Philipp Franck - Verkündigung Christi Geburt vor den Hirten auf dem Felde

Auction 1143 - overview Cologne
30.11.2019, 11:30 - Modern Art II
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €

Philipp Franck

Verkündigung Christi Geburt vor den Hirten auf dem Felde
1922

Oil on canvas 112.5 x 120 cm Signed and dated 'PHILIPP FRANCK 1922' in black lower left. - Some isolated professional retouches.

Religious motifs are extremely rare in the oeuvre of the painter who is particularly well known for his Berlin lake landscapes. So far, only one other painting by Philipp Franck with a purely Christian theme is known.

Certificate

We would like to thank Wolfgang Immenhausen, Berlin, for confirmatory information. The painting will be included in the addendum of the catalogue raisonné of paintings by Philipp Franck.

Provenance

Formerly private possession, Leipzig (1952); Private possession, Baden-Württemberg