Description
Max Finné
(German, c.1880-c.1960)
A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finné, 1922-23.
signed lower left: Max Finné, cop. 1922/23
information about subject and artist in pencil on stretcher
canvas: 34 by 38 ½ inches
frame: 38 ½ by 43 inches
Max Finné of Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin was a portrait painter, restorer and museum conservator who specialized in 16th and 17th century paintings for museums in Germany. For the Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover, Finné is noted to have restored paintings by Paolo Veronese, Jacopo Bassano, Carlo Maratta, Guido Reni, Pieter Claesz, Carle Van Loo, Hugo van der Goes, Pieter Bruegel, Tischbein, and Jan Kupecký.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good
Origin:
Germany
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Oil Paint, Wood
International: No International Shipping for this auction.
Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
(German, c.1880-c.1960)
A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finné, 1922-23.
signed lower left: Max Finné, cop. 1922/23
information about subject and artist in pencil on stretcher
canvas: 34 by 38 ½ inches
frame: 38 ½ by 43 inches
Max Finné of Wilhelmstrasse, Berlin was a portrait painter, restorer and museum conservator who specialized in 16th and 17th century paintings for museums in Germany. For the Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover, Finné is noted to have restored paintings by Paolo Veronese, Jacopo Bassano, Carlo Maratta, Guido Reni, Pieter Claesz, Carle Van Loo, Hugo van der Goes, Pieter Bruegel, Tischbein, and Jan Kupecký.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good
Origin:
Germany
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Oil Paint, Wood
International: No International Shipping for this auction.
Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding.
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
43 x 38.5 x 1 in
Max Finné - the Merchant Portrait After Hans Holbein
Estimate $8,000-$24,000
Starting Price
$5,000
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