169 - P. VEIT (1793-1877), Hunter with prey, Pencil

P. VEIT (1793-1877), Hunter with prey, Pencil Philipp Veit (1793 Berlin - 1877 Mainz): Hunter with two hunting dogs and prey, 19th century, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Stamp: Verso Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 1159. Georg Hamminger (gest. 1895). Regensburg. 19th century Inscription: inscribed lower right: "Veit Date: 19th century Description: Philipp Veit's name is closely associated with Nazarene art. In 1815, Moses Mendelssohn's grandson joined the Lukasbund around Friedrich Overbeck in Rome and participated in the frescoes of the Casa Bartholdy and the Casino Massimo. From 1830 onwards, he was responsible for turning the Städel Art Institute into a Nazarene stronghold in Germany under his leadership. His religious motifs, along with those of Friedrich Overbeck, still have a decisive influence on the image of that group of artists. Therefore, our drawing is of particular interest, because it is one of those few evidences that Veit also dealt with subjects outside religious art and portraiture. The sheet, marked on the front and back, shows a hunter with his two dogs hunting (the back shows the hunter with his shotgun cocked). Since the figure is a nude study, Veit seems to have only clarified the composition here. He will elaborate on the details in a next step. He has already worked through the rough outlines with a few small variations. The drawing will therefore probably have been followed by an oil painting, which is unfortunately no longer known today. Since the motif is relatively singular in Veit's oeuvre, it is obvious to see in the hunter depicted the artist's long-time patron, Franz von Bernus, with whom Veit himself often went hunting. Bernus not only had his wife portrayed by Veit, but also ordered further works from the artist and donated a painting for the Kaisersaal in the Frankfurt Römer. Provenance: Georg Hamminger, Regensburg Verso: Another study of a hunter Keywords: Hunting, Animals, Dogs, Study sheet, Sketch, Nazarene, 19th century, Romanticism, Hunting, Germany, Size: Paper: 25,6 cm x 26,8 cm (10,1 x 10,6 in) Condition: Good condition. Pale foxing. Faintly dusty along the edges. The lines for the transfer pasted through.