Auction announcements
25th July 2014
Lot 76: the previously stated starting price and estimate are incorrect. The correct starting price is €2000, the estimate is €4000.

Oil on canvas, relined
Germany, 18th century
Studio of Franz Werner von Tamm (1658-1724) – German still life painter
Overall dimensions, framed: 79 x 106.5 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Germany
Typical animal depiction of the artist, featuring some decorative fowl and further small animals

The present painting was probably painted in the workshop of the German still life painter Franz Werner von Tamm and presents a typical composition with a cock and a hen, two guinea pigs and a rabbit, assembled around a clay bowl in a landscape. Franz Werner von Tamm was specialized in floral and animal still lifes. During a trip to Rome he met and worked together with the well-known artist Carlo Maratta (1625-1713), who introduced von Tamm to the Roman patrons.



The canvas of the painting has been relined. There are some abrasions at the edges and an area of paint loss at the upper left. The canvas is affected by some scattered, slightly discolored restorations. Inspection under UV light reveals a number of old scattered retouchings and restorations, especially affecting the sky and the lower right area in the foreground. Some parts of the animals have been restored by smaller retouchings to the free and to the darker details. The wooden frame is gilded and shows traces of age and use. The framed work measures 79 x 106.5 cm and the stretcher measures 72 x 99 cm.



Franz Werner von Tamm (1658-1724)

The painter Franz Werner von Tamm is amongst the more famous still life painters of the 18th century. He received his artistic training in Hamburg and later travelled to Rome, where he learned from great masters of the genre, such as Mario Nuzzi (1603-1673). In 1695, the Emperor Leopold I appointed the painter at the court of Vienna, where he became a successful court painter and one of the leading still life painters of his time. His works are part of major collections such as the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna, the Vienna Belvedere and the Gemäldegalerie in Dresden.

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