Lot 280: HANS LASSEN (1857-1904)

HANS LASSEN (1857-1904)
PORTRAIT OF THREE GENTLEMEN PLAYING CHESS
Signed, inscribed and dated 'Hans Lassen. Df. 93' (top left), oil on board, giltwood frame
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 26½ in. (67.5 cm.) wide (including frame)

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR OF CHESS SETS AND GAMES BOARDS
(Lots 280-358)
The collection is consigned by a founding member of Chess Collectors International, founded in 1984, Florida, USA. In 2005 the German collectors collaborated with the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, to organise the most comprehensive and largest exhibition dedicated to chess sets and related items, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Hamburger Schachklub, established in 1830, the oldest and largest chess club in Germany. Most of the consigned sets and boards are depicted in the exhibition catalogue 'Schachpartie Durch Zeiten und Welten', by Hans and Barbara Holländer.

For a comparative painting see Hans & Barbara Holländer, Schach Partie Durch Zeiten und Welten Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2005, pg. 273, fig. 274