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Lot 50: Gottfried von Wedig (Cologne 1583-1641) Portrait of gentleman, half-length,

Est: £5,000 GBP - £7,000 GBPSold:
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomDecember 08, 2010

Item Overview

Description

Portrait of gentleman, half-length, in a black tunic and a white lace collar, holding a letter
inscribed, signed and dated 'Alle fagh mus man Lehren und soll man zum AB widder kehren' / GDW.F/1623' (on the letter, lower right)
oil on panel
63.5 x 48.3cm (25 x 19in).

Artist or Maker

Notes


PROVENANCE:
Sale, Lempertz, Cologne, 23 November, 1996, lot 1102
Sale, Nolte, Hamburg, 22 May, 2005, lot 154

The motto on the letter can be translated from the German as: 'One should learn all topics and then one should return to AB' (in other words, return to the beginning).

Auction Details

Old Master Paintings

by
Bonhams
December 08, 2010, 12:00 PM GMT

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK