Lot 388: EDMUND KANOLDT | Amor and Psyche (six scenes from Apuleius's novel)

all oil on board

(i) 31 by 24 cm.; 12 ¼ by 9½ in; (ii, iii) 30 by 12 cm.; 11¾ by 4¾ in.; (iv, v) 30 by 24 cm.; 11¾ by 9½ in.; (vi) 30 by 12 cm.; 11¾ by 4¾ in. (6)

all oil on board

All six panels are flat and even and are ensuring a stable support. Ultra-violet light reveals some small scattered spots of retouching, notably in the upper right corner (i), upper and lower edge (ii), upper left corner (iii), scattered minor spots in the sky and in the grass (iv), scattered minor spots in the trees (v), and minor spots in the sky (vi). Traces of old residual varnish fluoresce quite opaquely in all six panels. These paintings are in good condition and ready to hang. Presented in dark wooden frames with gilt inner slips.
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Georg Schäfer (1896 - 1975), Schweinfurt;
His sale, Munich, Neumeister Kunstauktionen, 24 February 2005, lot 39;
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner.