To modify your purchase order,
contact the auction house.
1300 - Anton Kern
Starting price
€1,875The reserve price is the minimum price accepted by the seller. Bidders cannot see this price. To win an item, you must place the highest bid and meet or exceed the reserve price.
Registrations are closed for this sale. You cannot place a bid.
The converted amounts are provided for informational purposes only. Only the currency determined for the sale by the auction house is binding. You can select a different currency by going to the "Preferences" page in your profile.
Fees including the auction house's fees and the platform's fees. For further details, please refer to the auction house's General Terms and Conditions of Sale.
Estimation
€2,500 - 3,500Sale fees
Anton Kern Annunciation Red chalk on paper. 44,5 x 28 cm. Framend under glass. Monogrammed on the right-hand margin: AK. f. Provenance D‘Arenberg Collection, Brussels / Nordkirchen (Westphalia) (Lugt 567). – Adalbert Baron von Lanna, Prague (Lugt 2773). – Private German collection. The composition of this Annunciation scene bears clear similarities to 18th-century Venetian painting. It is highly likely to be the work of Anton Kern, who was born in Bohemia and trained in Dresden and Venice. At the age of 14, he joined the workshop of Giovanni Battista Pittoni in Venice, whose influence had a profound effect on him. Around 1730, Pittoni created an altarpiece depicting the Annunciation for Kraków Cathedral. Anton Kern produced several drawings based on this work; some follow the original more closely, whilst others, such as this sheet, do so to a lesser extent. This drawing is of outstanding quality, which is why it has been owned by prominent collectors such as the Duke of Arenberg in Brussels and Baron von Lanna in Prague.
Auction details
Old Masters and the 19th CenturyAuction house
Lempertz +(49)2.21.92.57.290 altemeister@lempertz.comDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.