Die Sammlung Richard von Kaufmann, Berlin / Wilhelm von Bode

Description: A sale of Richard von Kaufmann's collection took place on December 4, 1917 at Paul Cassirer and Hugo Helbing, Berlin. [Die Sammlung Richard von Kaufmann, Berlin Paul Cassirer and Hugo Helbing (Berlin, 1917)]. Amazing collection of Medieval and Renaissance paintings, sculpture and objects. All three volumes. Lots of Madonnas! First Edition. Original paper covers with obvious wear and tear as with age, two of the binding detached. Interior pages well preserved with magnificent illustrations; bright, clean images. A rare set of all 3 volumes (I & II & III) : illustrations "Versteigerung Dienstag den 4. Dezember 1917, und die folgenden Tage . Berlin." Venue: Date of sale: December 4-5, 1917. Contents; 1. Bd. Die italienischen Gemälde, verzeichnet von M.J. Friedländer.--2. Bd. Die Niederländischen, französischen und deutschen Gemälde, verzeichnet von M.J. Friedländer. Subjects; Kaufmann, Richard von (1849-1908). Kaufmann, Richard von (1849-1908). Art collections ; Catalogs. Painting ; Private collections. Art objects Private collections. Painting Private collections Germany Berlin ; Catalogs. Genre; Illustrated. In his solidarity with Wilhelm von Bode, Kaufmann donated a number of works of art to the Berlin museums (Department of Sculptures of the Christian Era, Gemäldegalerie), of which the "Madonna on the Lawn Bench" by Robert Campin is particularly noteworthy. This "Richard von Kaufmann Foundation" had to be renamed the "Foundation for the Benefit of the Gemäldegalerie" in 1938 due to the Jewish ancestry of its founder.[4] After his death, his widow donated further works to the museums before the collection was auctioned off in 1918. His impressive collection included works by Pieter Bruegel the Elder ("Land of Cockaigne" - today Munich, Alte Pinakothek), Lucas Cranach the Elder and Ludwig van Beethoven. Ä., Gerard David (“St. John the Baptist” – today New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art), Giovanni di Paolo, Jan Gossaert (“Portrait of a Man” – today New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art), Hans Suess von Kulmbach (“Portrait of a Man” – today Berlin, Gemäldegalerie), Zanobi Machiavelli, Master of the Bartholomew Altarpiece (“The Baptism of Christ” – today Washington, National Gallery of Art), Pietro da Rimini and Peter Vischer the Elder or the Younger. Provenance: Ex collection: Piero Tozzi , New York City Piero Vito Tozzi was an antiquarian, professor and art dealer who had galleries in New York and Florence. Tozzi specialized in Italian decorative arts, sculpture and paintings. .Tozzi sold work to individual collectors, galleries and institutions including, among others, the Schaeffer Galleries, Samuel Kress, the Art Institute of Chicago, Cincinnati Art Museum, Walters Art Museum and the Metropolitan Art Museum.

Price: 575 USD

Location: Tuckahoe, New York

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