Description
Max Finne
(German, c.1880-c.1960)
A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finne, 1922-23.
signed lower left: Max Finne, cop. 1922/23
information about subject and artist in pencil on stretcher
canvas: 34 by 38 1/2 inches
frame: 38 1/2 by 43 inches
Max Finne 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, Finne 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 Kupecky.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good
Origin:
Germany
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Oil Paint, Wood
Details:
Art Subjects: Portrait
Country of Origin: Germany
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Framed
(German, c.1880-c.1960)
A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finne, 1922-23.
signed lower left: Max Finne, cop. 1922/23
information about subject and artist in pencil on stretcher
canvas: 34 by 38 1/2 inches
frame: 38 1/2 by 43 inches
Max Finne 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, Finne 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 Kupecky.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good
Origin:
Germany
Materials & Techniques:
Canvas, Oil Paint, Wood
Details:
Art Subjects: Portrait
Country of Origin: Germany
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Framed
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
43 x 38.5 x 1 in
Max Finne - the Merchant Portrait After Hans Holbein
Estimate $10,000-$24,000
Starting Bid
$5,000
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