Lot
202
Wrocław 1815 – 1905 Berlin
„Lesende Dame“ (Emilie Fontane). Circa 1870/1872
Estimate:
EUR 50,000
- 70,000
USD 63,400
- 88,700
Sold for:
100,000 EUR (incl. premium)
Auctions 229-235
19th Century Art, Wednesday, 26.11.2014
Thanks to an amicable agreement made on the basis of the Washington Principles it is possible to offer this work here for sale with the express consent of the heirs of Berthold and Martha Nothmann.
Minimal time staining, minor imperfections in the margins
Emilie Fontane, born Rouanet-Kummer, wife of Theodor Fontane (until 1902) / heirs of Th. and E. Fontane, Berlin (1905) / Berthold and Martha Nothmann, Berlin/Wannsee (at the latest November 1936) / Galerie Heinemann, Munich (acquired from Nothmann 12.5.1938, from 24.-27.6.1938 on commission at Weinmüller, Munich) / Dr. Frentzel, Elbing (acquired from Heinemann on 4.8.1938, until 1940?) / private collection, Berlin (1955) / Herbert Klewer, Berlin (1965) / private collection, Berlin
In addition, the gouache was exhibited in: Drawings and Watercolours by Adolph Menzel 1815–1905. London, The Arts Council Gallery; Bristol, City Art Gallery; Kingston upon Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, and Leicester, Museums and Art Gallery, 1965, cat. no. 61.
Ausstellung von Werken Adolph von Menzels. Berlin, Königliche National-Galerie, 1905, II. edition, cat. no. 238 / Adolph von Menzel. Aus Anlaß seines 50. Todestages. Berlin, Museum Dahlem (formerly Staatliche Museen Berlin, National-Galerie), 1955, cat. no. 119 / Adolph Menzel, 1815–1905. Pastelle, Aquarelle und Zeichnungen. Berlin, Haus am Tiergarten, 1965, cat. no. 56 / exhibition catalogue: Fontane und die bildende Kunst. Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie, in den Ausstellungshallen am Kulturforum, 1998, p. 201, note 12 (not exhibited)
Berthold Nothmann: Meine Lebenserinnerungen, für die Familie bestimmt. Typoskript (Leo Baeck Institute, New York). Wannsee, November 1936, p. 58 / auction catalogue: Gemälde des 19. Jahrhunderts aus verschiedenem Besitz, darunter die Sammlung Dr. F., Elbing. Berlin, Hans W. Lange, 18.10.1940, cat. no. 529, ill. pl. 11
Lot
1
Justus Krauskopf. 1866
Estimate:
EUR 9,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 14,875
Lot
1
Blumenpflückende Frauen („Statt der Vorrede“). Circa 1850/52
Estimate:
EUR 50,000
- 70,000
Sold for:
EUR 42,700
Lot
3
Frau mit Hut im Profil nach rechts.
Estimate:
EUR 25,000
- 35,000
Sold for:
EUR 41,650
Lot
3
„Tochter des Justizministers Maercker“. 1848
Estimate:
EUR 60,000
- 80,000
Sold for:
EUR 72,590
Lot
17
At church. After 1898
Estimate:
EUR 60,000
- 80,000
Sold for:
EUR 68,750
Lot
17
Innenansicht des ”Käppele” in Würzburg. 1890
Estimate:
EUR 30,000
- 40,000
Sold for:
EUR 37,500
Lot
52
Brustbild Friedrichs des Großen als junger König. Circa 1840
Estimate:
EUR 30,000
- 40,000
Sold for:
EUR 70,000
Lot
61
Charlotte, die Schwester Friedrichs des Großen. Before 1849
Estimate:
EUR 4,000
- 6,000
Sold for:
EUR 15,000
Lot
64
Frau mit Mantille im Profil nach rechts. 1894
Estimate:
EUR 20,000
- 30,000
Sold for:
EUR 25,000
Lot
65
Junge mit Wasserglas. 1889
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 32,500
Lot
101
Frau mit Blumentopf.
Estimate:
EUR 6,000
- 8,000
Sold for:
EUR 5,246
Lot
102
Bildnis Clara von Tüngeln. 1871
Estimate:
EUR 3,000
- 4,000
Sold for:
EUR 2,440
Lot
105
Mann mit Hut im Profil nach rechts. 1885
Estimate:
EUR 7,000
- 9,000
Sold for:
EUR 7,735
Lot
109
Handstudien. 1890
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 17,850
Lot
110
Frau mit Haarband.
Estimate:
EUR 4,000
- 6,000
Sold for:
EUR 4,165
Lot
110
Mutter mit Kind und Kiepe. In the late 1840s
Estimate:
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 13,090
Lot
111
Older man and young woman seated, seen from behind in half-length portrait. Circa 1850
Estimate:
EUR 25,000
- 35,000
Sold for:
EUR 27,940
Lot
133
„Laubfrosch in den Gefilden der Seligen“ (Laubfroschquadrille). 1835
Estimate:
EUR 3,000
- 4,000
Sold for:
EUR 4,270
Lot
134
Reisende auf dem Bahnsteig („Für Damen“ / „Für Herren“). Circa 1867
Estimate:
EUR 5,000
- 7,000
Sold for:
EUR 9,760
Lot
134
Portrait of a gentleman with a moustache. 1903
Estimate:
EUR 1,500
- 2,000
Sold for:
EUR 2,032
Lot
135
Rebus („Ich glaube, Wilhelm ...“). Circa 1866/71
Estimate:
EUR 3,000
- 4,000
Sold for:
EUR 4,880
Lot
135
Study on Heinrich von Kleist: "The Broken Jug". (before) 1877
Estimate:
EUR 6,000
- 8,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,795
Lot
136
Porträt eines Stabsarztes. 1859
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 15,250
Lot
137
Selbstbildnis im Kasseler Atelier. 1847/48
Estimate:
EUR 20,000
- 25,000
Sold for:
EUR 48,800
Lot
137
KINDERSTUDIEN (2 Zeichnungen). Circa 1861/62
Estimate:
EUR 2,500
- 3,000
Sold for:
EUR 7,320
Lot
139
„Tomba di Julietta“. (after) 1881
Estimate:
EUR 40,000
- 60,000
Sold for:
EUR 48,800
Lot
140
Familie im Kaffeehaus. (before) 1891
Estimate:
EUR 50,000
- 70,000
Sold for:
EUR 61,000
Lot
141
„Auf einem Stuhl sitzende Dame im Ballkleid, aus einem Suppentässchen löffelnd“. 1878
Estimate:
EUR 25,000
- 30,000
Sold for:
EUR 36,600
Lot
142
Mann mit einem Vogelkäfig. 1883
Estimate:
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 20,740
Lot
143
Frauenbildnis. 1882
Estimate:
EUR 22,000
- 25,000
Sold for:
EUR 26,840
Lot
143
Königin Augusta (Skizze). Circa 1861/65
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,625
Lot
145
Rückenfigur eines stehenden Mannes (und Studie seiner Stiefel). Circa 1880
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
146
Brustbild eines bärtigen Mannes mit geschlossenen Augen. 1890
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
146
Male Nude. 1829
Estimate:
EUR 3,000
- 4,000
Sold for:
EUR 3,810
Lot
147
Liegende Mutter mit Kind. (before) 1857
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 18,750
Lot
147
Schlittschuhläufer (im Tiergarten in Berlin?). Circa 1855/56
Estimate:
EUR 250,000
- 350,000
Sold for:
EUR 312,500
Lot
148
Blick auf Karlsbad. 1894
Estimate:
EUR 50,000
- 70,000
Sold for:
EUR 187,500
Lot
148
Study of an Italian woman. Circa 1881-83
Estimate:
EUR 6,000
- 8,000
Sold for:
EUR 40,640
Lot
149
Kopf eines bärtigen Mannes. Circa 1884/93
Estimate:
EUR 10,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 28,750
Lot
149
The people of ”Flötenkonzert”. 1852
Estimate:
EUR 30,000
- 40,000
Sold for:
EUR 43,750
Lot
151
Open pit mine in Königshütte. 1872
Estimate:
EUR 25,000
- 35,000
Sold for:
EUR 50,000
Lot
151
”Wallenstein's Lager”. 1854(?)
Estimate:
EUR 20,000
- 30,000
Sold for:
EUR 330,200
Lot
152
Menzel's nephew Otto Krigar as an infant. Circa 1861/62
Estimate:
EUR 5,000
- 7,000
Sold for:
EUR 6,250
Lot
152
”Prof. Koch im Kostüm seiner Orientreisen” / Man sitting at a table holding a glas (two-sided). 1870
Estimate:
EUR 4,000
- 6,000
Sold for:
EUR 5,000
Lot
155
Zwei friderizianische Offiziere im Gespräch. 1853
Estimate:
EUR 140,000
- 160,000
Sold for:
EUR 140,300
Lot
163
„Herr in Rokokotracht, in einem Sessel sitzend“. Circa 1850
Estimate:
EUR 25,000
- 35,000
Sold for:
EUR 31,250
Lot
164
„Österreichische Offiziere“. 1852
Estimate:
EUR 30,000
- 40,000
Sold for:
EUR 40,000
Lot
164
Early morning on the night express train. 1877
Estimate:
EUR 80,000
- 120,000
Sold for:
EUR 206,250
Lot
164
Hans Karl von Winterfeldt, Prussian lieutenant-general (study of a Frederician officer). 1851
Estimate:
EUR 10,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 12,700
Lot
165
Crypt of Liebfrauenkirche in Halberstadt. 1853
Estimate:
EUR 40,000
- 60,000
Sold for:
EUR 355,600
Lot
167
Alter Hof. 1880s
Estimate:
EUR 20,000
- 30,000
Sold for:
EUR 75,640
Lot
168
Kopfstudien einer Dame. 1881
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 61,000
Lot
168
Frau mit Wasserglas. Circa 1876
Estimate:
EUR 2,500
- 3,000
Sold for:
EUR 12,200
Lot
169
Mann am Schleifstein. Circa 1880
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 36,600
Lot
170
Rocky landscape with cattle crossing a bridge. Circa 1880
Estimate:
EUR 18,000
- 24,000
Sold for:
EUR 22,500
Lot
171
Mann mit Hut. 1883
Estimate:
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 82,960
Lot
171
Adolph Menzel (17 photographs of the artist, his family and friends and of an exhibition of his work). Circa 1860 to 1900
Estimate:
EUR 5,000
- 7,000
Sold for:
EUR 6,250
Lot
172
Junges Mädchen im Profil mit Pelzkappe. 1894
Estimate:
EUR 25,000
- 35,000
Sold for:
EUR 45,000
Lot
173
Therese und Grete Herrmann beim Klavierspiel. 1872
Estimate:
EUR 60,000
- 80,000
Sold for:
EUR 75,000
Lot
174
Courtyard.
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
175
Der Zwölferturm in Sterzing. 1888
Estimate:
EUR 30,000
- 40,000
Sold for:
EUR 28,750
Lot
176
Österreichischer Offizier. Circa 1853/54
Estimate:
EUR 40,000
- 60,000
Sold for:
EUR 45,000
Lot
176
Bearded man turned to the right with a bottle in one hand, with additional study of this hand. Circa 1897 (?)
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 9,375
Lot
177
Young man in profil, turned to the left (study sheet). 1847
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 12,500
Lot
178
Kristallkronleuchter („Studie zum Flötenkonzert“). 1852
Estimate:
EUR 120,000
- 140,000
Sold for:
EUR 237,500
Lot
185
Abendgesellschaft. 1870s
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
190
Study sheet (two men, upper right possibly Bismarck, and three hands, one holding a fan).
Estimate:
EUR 2,000
- 3,000
Sold for:
EUR 25,000
Lot
191
Women's hands, putting up an umbrella. (after) 1885
Estimate:
EUR 1,500
- 2,000
Sold for:
EUR 13,125
Lot
192
Commander with soldiers (study). 1829
Estimate:
EUR 1,000
- 1,500
Sold for:
EUR 2,500
Lot
192
Inclined Female Profile. 1884
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 18,750
Lot
193
Collection of four sketches.
Estimate:
EUR 1,000
- 1,500
Sold for:
EUR 3,000
Lot
194
Collection of five sketches and an autograph.
Estimate:
EUR 1,500
- 2,000
Sold for:
EUR 5,000
Lot
195
Collection of five sketchs.
Estimate:
EUR 1,500
- 2,000
Sold for:
EUR 6,875
Lot
196
Collection of seven sketches.
Estimate:
EUR 1,500
- 2,000
Sold for:
EUR 5,000
Lot
196
Inneres der Stiftskirche zu Einsiedeln. 1881
Estimate:
EUR 60,000
- 80,000
Sold for:
EUR 275,000
Lot
197
Portrait study (for "Urwahlen“). 1849
Estimate:
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 16,250
Lot
198
Farmstead. 1847
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 37,500
Lot
198
Emilie in a Red Blouse. Circa 1850
Estimate:
EUR 300,000
- 400,000
Sold for:
EUR 1,045,000
Lot
199
Young man with hat. (after) 1875
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 45,000
Lot
200
Stehende Rüstungen (from the series of Armory Fantasia). 1866
Estimate:
EUR 100,000
- 150,000
Sold for:
EUR 3,295,000
Lot
206
Study of a right hand, holding a dog's lead. 1889
Estimate:
EUR 7,000
- 9,000
Sold for:
EUR 11,250
Lot
207
Woman in a Bonnet, looking upwards. 1892
Estimate:
EUR 5,000
- 7,000
Sold for:
EUR 6,250
Lot
208
On the Mountainside. Circa 1872/74
Estimate:
EUR 30,000
- 40,000
Sold for:
EUR 112,500
Lot
208
The oyster eaters. 1879
Estimate:
EUR 40,000
- 60,000
Sold for:
EUR 85,000
Lot
209
“Wirtschaftshof bei Kloster Aura bei Kissingen“. 1884
Estimate:
EUR 20,000
- 30,000
Sold for:
EUR 60,000
Lot
210
Head of an old bearded man. 1904
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
211
Kutschengespann. 1840s
Estimate:
EUR 7,000
- 9,000
Sold for:
EUR 8,750
Lot
212
Dame mit Hut, nach rechts unten blickend. 1892
Estimate:
EUR 10,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 15,000
Lot
213
Portrait of Eduard Heinrich Kamke (1806–1866). 1851
Estimate:
EUR 4,000
- 6,000
Sold for:
EUR 5,000
Lot
214
Three soldiers standing around a table, looking at a map.
Estimate:
EUR 3,000
- 4,000
Sold for:
EUR 3,125
Lot
215
Bildnis einer schlafenden, alten Frau.
Estimate:
EUR 20,000
- 30,000
Sold for:
EUR 18,248
Lot
216
Woman in a large hat, looking to the left. 1897
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 10,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
217
Study with women's heads. Circa 1870/80
Estimate:
EUR 5,000
- 7,000
Sold for:
EUR 17,500
Lot
219
Right hand with a wicker-covered bottle. 1889
Estimate:
EUR 6,000
- 8,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
220
Study of a woman with book and umbrella. 1895
Estimate:
EUR 14,000
- 18,000
Sold for:
EUR 15,000
Lot
222
Landscape with a group of trees in the foreground. 1850s
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 11,875
Lot
223
Constanze Puhlmann. 1851
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 10,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,000
Lot
224
Sophie Puhlmann. 1844
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 47,500
Lot
225
Alte Frau mit Mantille. 1894
Estimate:
EUR 10,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 12,500
Lot
227
Brustbild eines Mannes nach rechts. 1886
Estimate:
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 15,000
Lot
228
Bärtiger Mann nach links (Studienblatt).
Estimate:
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 15,000
Lot
231
Kopf eines 14jährigen Mädchens im Profil. Circa 1875/80
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 23,750
Lot
231
Ten sketches. 1880
Estimate:
EUR 4,000
- 6,000
Sold for:
EUR 5,000
Lot
237
Kopf eines bärtigen Mannes. In the late 1890s
Estimate:
EUR 5,000
- 7,000
Sold for:
EUR 6,250
Lot
238
Skizzen vom Berliner Hofball. 17. February 1881
Estimate:
EUR 1,200
- 1,500
Sold for:
EUR 5,250
Lot
239
Frau mit Mantille im Profil nach rechts. 1894
Estimate:
EUR 15,000
- 20,000
Sold for:
EUR 31,250
Lot
246
Regensburger Häuser. 1894
Estimate:
EUR 12,000
- 15,000
Sold for:
EUR 36,250
Lot
247
Junge Frau im Biedermeierkleid. (before) 1850
Estimate:
EUR 20,000
- 30,000
Sold for:
EUR 75,000
Lot
248
„Omnibus (Erinnerung)“. Circa 1848
Estimate:
EUR 40,000
- 60,000
Sold for:
EUR 50,000
Lot
255
„Im Peterskeller zu Salzburg“. 1888
Estimate:
EUR 50,000
- 70,000
Sold for:
EUR 81,250
Lot
304
Study sheet with three sketches of a bearded man. 1889
Estimate:
EUR 6,000
- 8,000
Sold for:
EUR 7,620
Lot
305
Study of Three Hands. 1892
Estimate:
EUR 6,000
- 8,000
Sold for:
EUR 7,620
Lot
306
Hare Hunt (Card for the Exhibition of Adolph Menzel). (before) 1898
Estimate:
EUR 3,000
- 4,000
Sold for:
EUR 3,810
Lot
307
Head of an Old Man. 1886
Estimate:
EUR 8,000
- 12,000
Sold for:
EUR 10,160
Lot
713
Rückenansicht eines sitzenden Kindes. Circa 1863/64
Estimate:
EUR 3,000
Sold for:
EUR 4,284
Lot
714
Szenen aus einer Gesellschaft. Circa 1865
Estimate:
EUR 2,000
- 3,000
Sold for:
EUR 2,380
Lot
785
„Die schlafende Näherin am Fenster“. 1843
Estimate:
EUR 200
- 300
Sold for:
EUR 1,708
Lot
1093
„Stille Teilnahme“. 1887
Estimate:
EUR 200
- 300
Sold for:
EUR 244