Franz Krüger - Portrait of a gentleman, probably the actor Karl Devrient (1797-1872) - image-1

Lot 242 Dα

Franz Krüger - Portrait of a gentleman, probably the actor Karl Devrient (1797-1872)

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.750 € (incl. premium)

Franz Krüger

Portrait of a gentleman, probably the actor Karl Devrient (1797-1872)

Chalk pastels on camel coloured laid paper.. 38.7 x 26.2 cm..
Gerahmt.

Carl Devrient came from a family of silk merchants in Berlin whose offspring included numerous well-known actors - most prominent of which was Ludwig Devrient, an uncle of the man portrayed here. We relied on the information on the reverse of this work by Krüger to identify the sitter.

Provenance

Private collection, Berlin.