3299
Spitzweg, Carl
1808 Munich - 1885 ibid.
Sitting male nude, turning away from the viewer.
Circa 1831 - 1835. Pencil on paper. Estate stamp (rhombus and signature stamp, Lugt 2307) lower right and inscribed probably by a different hand «N 56 C». Verso on the passepartout on a collection label typographically titled, inscribed «Carl Spitzweg, 1808 - 1885» and numbered «281a - 5 - 56».
H 33,4, W 22,1 cm (sheet). Unframed.
«Spitzweg strives to overcome the formulaic renditions of nature. A certain plastic sharpness of contours urges a dramatic interpretation, Spitzweg mostly thought of a certain theme for which he prepared the nudes.» from: Siegfried Wichmann, Spitzweg, Die frühesten Spitzwegbilder, Reihe für vergleichende und angewandte Kunstgeschichte (R.f.v.u.a.K.), without number, Lipp Verlag Munich n.d., p. 16.
«Several nude drawings are known from Spitzweg's œuvre, some of them even bear the name of the person depicted. Most of these nude drawings were done between 1831 and 1835.)» (Detlef Rosenberger, Oberostendorf, 01.06.2020).
Statement: Detlef Rosenberger, Oberostendorf, 01.06.2020.
We would like to thank Detlef Rosenberger, Oberostendorf, for the scientific consultation, based on the original.
Provenance: Collection Emil Keck inventory number 281a - 5 - 56; estate Curt Edgar Schreiber, former managing director of the watch factory Mauthe, Schwenningen, and successors.
Catalogue raisonné: The work is listed in the upcoming digital catalogue raisonné by Detlef Rosenberger.

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