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Collector's Choice October 2021 Auction 12-14 Oct 2021
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GERMANY. Empire. Franz von Lenbach Bronze Medal, ND (1904). CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
Bernhart-165; Volwahsen-257; Hauser-302; Hamburger Kunsthalle-692. Diameter: 69mm; Weight: 243.95 gms. By H. Hahn for C. Poellath in Schrobenhausen. Commemorating the life of the famous portrait painter. Obverse: FRANZ LENBACH, bust right; Reverse: Winged genius alighting right, holding torch; IGNIS - DE COELO (fire from the heavens) across field. Edge: C. POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSEN. Deep brown surfaces, with some lighter reddish-brown highlights. Great relief and depth, with a thickness varying between 8-11mm.
Bernhart-165; Volwahsen-257; Hauser-302; Hamburger Kunsthalle-692. Diameter: 69mm; Weight: 243.95 gms. By H. Hahn for C. Poellath in Schrobenhausen. Commemorating the life of the famous portrait painter. Obverse: FRANZ LENBACH, bust right; Reverse: Winged genius alighting right, holding torch; IGNIS - DE COELO (fire from the heavens) across field. Edge: C. POELLATH SCHROBENHAUSEN. Deep brown surfaces, with some lighter reddish-brown highlights. Great relief and depth, with a thickness varying between 8-11mm.
A celebrated painter known primarily for his portraits of prominent personalities among the arts and the noble classes, Franz von Lenbach garnered the nickname of the malerfürst, or the "painter prince."
Estimate: $75 - $150