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Hugo KauffmannThe AuctionOil on canvas (relined). 97 x 130 cm.Signed and dated lower right: Hugo
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Hugo Kauffmann
Die Versteigerung
Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert). 97 x 130 cm.
Signiert und datiert unten rechts: Hugo Kauffmann 73.
Provenienz
Bankier Siegfried Schiff, Berlin. - Gekauft vom Vater des heutigen Besitzers in der Galerie Assindia, Essen, am 23.6.1976, seitdem in westdeutschem Privatbesitz.
Literatur
Holz, Irmgard: Hugo Kauffmann 1844-1915. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Berlin, 1984, S. 53 (mit Abb.), S.197, Nr. 214 (mit Abb.). - Boetticher, Friedrich von: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Bd. 1, 2. Hälfte, S. 652, Nr. 12.
Anlässlich unseres 175-jährigen Firmenjubiläums freuen wir uns "Die Versteigerung", eines der Hauptwerke Hugo Kauffmanns, zur Auktion aufrufen zu dürfen. Das 1873 entstandene, großformatige Gemälde fügt sich in eine Reihe von erzählerischen Werken seiner frühen Schaffenszeit ein, in denen Kauffmann seine besondere Beobachtungsgabe unter Beweis stellt. Die dargestellten Physiognomien und Gebärden, die detailreiche Wiedergabe der Orte, der Haupt- und Nebenhandlungen zeigen situationsbedingt reizvolle, oft auch humorvolle Momentaufnahmen. In dieser Zeit bezieht Kauffmann auch gerne Kinder und Tiere in die Darstellungen mit ein.
Unser Gemälde zeigt eine Nachlassversteigerung vor einem geöffneten Scheunentor. Während sich im Bildvordergrund Interessenten eine Kommode anschauen, sitzt vor ihnen ein älterer Herr, der mit einer Lupe lesend ein zur Versteigerung stehendes Buch inspiziert. Der neben ihm stehende, randvoll gefüllte Korb mit Büchern lässt vermuten, dass dies nicht das erste und letzte Buch ist, welches er zu kaufen in Betracht zieht. In der linken Bildecke öffnet eine Frau mit Spitzenhaube einen großen Schrank mit geschnitzten und gedrechselten Holzelementen. Ist er von innen so gut erhalten wie von außen? Ist der Platz darin ausreichend für die gute Leinenwäsche?
Auf einer Leiter stehen zwei Jungen und beobachten von ihrer erhöhten Position das Geschehen der bereits laufenden Auktion. Eine handvoll Löffel werden in diesem Moment aufgerufen. Es scheint als berate man sich unter den Interessenten. Wie viele Löffel waren es noch gleich? Sind sie mir das wert? Wer ein Objekt gefunden hat, wartet mit diesem, bis der Versteigerer, der mit strenger runder Nickelbrille am Tisch sitzt - einen Hammer in der Hand, vor sich ein paar Blatt Papier - es zur Auktion aufruft und der uniformierte Herr es für alle sichtbar in die Höhe hält. Der besondere Detailreichtum des Werkes offenbart dem Betrachter bei jedem erneuten Blick winzige Elemente und fein ausgeführte Bausteine einer realistisch illustrierten Szenerie: von vermoosten und mit Algen überzogenen, teils losen Tonschindeln über eine noch gefüllte Wäscheleine über der Haustür mit der Nummer 5 bis zu der improvisierten Garderobe an der Scheunenwand für Mantel und Hut des Versteigerers und seines Gehilfen.
Hugo Kauffmann
The Auction
Oil on canvas (relined). 97 x 130 cm.
Signed and dated lower right: Hugo Kauffmann 73.
Provenance
The banker Siegfried Schiff, Berlin. - Purchased by the father of the present owner from Galerie Assindia, Essen on 23.6.1976. - Subsequently in West German private ownership.
Literature
Holz, Irmgard: Hugo Kauffmann 1844-1915, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Berlin, 1984, p. 53 (illus.), p. 197, no. 214 (illus.). Boetticher, Friedrich von: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, vol., 1, 2nd half, p. 652, no. 12.
On occasion of the 175th anniversary of our firm, we are especially proud to be able to include one of Hugo Kauffmann's principal works, “The Auction”, in our sale. This large-format canvas was painted in 1873 and is part of a series of narrative paintings from the artist's early period which testify to Kauffmann's exceptional skills as an observer of everyday life. The faces and gestures of the characters, the detailed depictions of the settings, the combination of a principal story and numerous subplots come together to create charming, and often humorous, snapshots. During this period, Kauffmann also often liked to incorporate children and animals into his works.
The present canvas depicts an estate sale seen from an open stable door. Whilst interested buyers gather around a chest of drawers in the foreground, we see a seated old man in the background inspecting a book with a magnifying glass. The overflowing basket of books beside him indicates that this is not the first, or last, book that he is planning to take home with him that day. In the left corner of the work, we see a woman in a lace bonnet opening the doors of a carved and turned wood cabinet. Is the inside as well kept as the outside? Is there enough room for fine linen?
The auction is already underway, and two boys standing on a ladder observe it from above. A handful of spoons is currently under the hammer. It seems as if the bidders are discussing amongst themselves. How many spoons was it again? Are they worth that much to me? Those who have found an item wait with it until the auctioneer - a severe looking man in round nickel glasses who sits at the table with a hammer and a sheet of paper in his hand - calls it out whilst it is held aloft by the uniformed man beside him. The attention to detail in the realistically rendered scene reveals to the viewer new and minute details at every glance: From the partially loose roof shingles covered with moss and algae, to the full clothesline outside the door of house number 5, and the improvised cloakroom against the wall of the stable holding the hats and coats of the auctioneer and his assistants.
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Hugo Kauffmann
Die Versteigerung
Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert). 97 x 130 cm.
Signiert und datiert unten rechts: Hugo Kauffmann 73.
Provenienz
Bankier Siegfried Schiff, Berlin. - Gekauft vom Vater des heutigen Besitzers in der Galerie Assindia, Essen, am 23.6.1976, seitdem in westdeutschem Privatbesitz.
Literatur
Holz, Irmgard: Hugo Kauffmann 1844-1915. Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Berlin, 1984, S. 53 (mit Abb.), S.197, Nr. 214 (mit Abb.). - Boetticher, Friedrich von: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Bd. 1, 2. Hälfte, S. 652, Nr. 12.
Anlässlich unseres 175-jährigen Firmenjubiläums freuen wir uns "Die Versteigerung", eines der Hauptwerke Hugo Kauffmanns, zur Auktion aufrufen zu dürfen. Das 1873 entstandene, großformatige Gemälde fügt sich in eine Reihe von erzählerischen Werken seiner frühen Schaffenszeit ein, in denen Kauffmann seine besondere Beobachtungsgabe unter Beweis stellt. Die dargestellten Physiognomien und Gebärden, die detailreiche Wiedergabe der Orte, der Haupt- und Nebenhandlungen zeigen situationsbedingt reizvolle, oft auch humorvolle Momentaufnahmen. In dieser Zeit bezieht Kauffmann auch gerne Kinder und Tiere in die Darstellungen mit ein.
Unser Gemälde zeigt eine Nachlassversteigerung vor einem geöffneten Scheunentor. Während sich im Bildvordergrund Interessenten eine Kommode anschauen, sitzt vor ihnen ein älterer Herr, der mit einer Lupe lesend ein zur Versteigerung stehendes Buch inspiziert. Der neben ihm stehende, randvoll gefüllte Korb mit Büchern lässt vermuten, dass dies nicht das erste und letzte Buch ist, welches er zu kaufen in Betracht zieht. In der linken Bildecke öffnet eine Frau mit Spitzenhaube einen großen Schrank mit geschnitzten und gedrechselten Holzelementen. Ist er von innen so gut erhalten wie von außen? Ist der Platz darin ausreichend für die gute Leinenwäsche?
Auf einer Leiter stehen zwei Jungen und beobachten von ihrer erhöhten Position das Geschehen der bereits laufenden Auktion. Eine handvoll Löffel werden in diesem Moment aufgerufen. Es scheint als berate man sich unter den Interessenten. Wie viele Löffel waren es noch gleich? Sind sie mir das wert? Wer ein Objekt gefunden hat, wartet mit diesem, bis der Versteigerer, der mit strenger runder Nickelbrille am Tisch sitzt - einen Hammer in der Hand, vor sich ein paar Blatt Papier - es zur Auktion aufruft und der uniformierte Herr es für alle sichtbar in die Höhe hält. Der besondere Detailreichtum des Werkes offenbart dem Betrachter bei jedem erneuten Blick winzige Elemente und fein ausgeführte Bausteine einer realistisch illustrierten Szenerie: von vermoosten und mit Algen überzogenen, teils losen Tonschindeln über eine noch gefüllte Wäscheleine über der Haustür mit der Nummer 5 bis zu der improvisierten Garderobe an der Scheunenwand für Mantel und Hut des Versteigerers und seines Gehilfen.
Hugo Kauffmann
The Auction
Oil on canvas (relined). 97 x 130 cm.
Signed and dated lower right: Hugo Kauffmann 73.
Provenance
The banker Siegfried Schiff, Berlin. - Purchased by the father of the present owner from Galerie Assindia, Essen on 23.6.1976. - Subsequently in West German private ownership.
Literature
Holz, Irmgard: Hugo Kauffmann 1844-1915, Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde, Berlin, 1984, p. 53 (illus.), p. 197, no. 214 (illus.). Boetticher, Friedrich von: Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, vol., 1, 2nd half, p. 652, no. 12.
On occasion of the 175th anniversary of our firm, we are especially proud to be able to include one of Hugo Kauffmann's principal works, “The Auction”, in our sale. This large-format canvas was painted in 1873 and is part of a series of narrative paintings from the artist's early period which testify to Kauffmann's exceptional skills as an observer of everyday life. The faces and gestures of the characters, the detailed depictions of the settings, the combination of a principal story and numerous subplots come together to create charming, and often humorous, snapshots. During this period, Kauffmann also often liked to incorporate children and animals into his works.
The present canvas depicts an estate sale seen from an open stable door. Whilst interested buyers gather around a chest of drawers in the foreground, we see a seated old man in the background inspecting a book with a magnifying glass. The overflowing basket of books beside him indicates that this is not the first, or last, book that he is planning to take home with him that day. In the left corner of the work, we see a woman in a lace bonnet opening the doors of a carved and turned wood cabinet. Is the inside as well kept as the outside? Is there enough room for fine linen?
The auction is already underway, and two boys standing on a ladder observe it from above. A handful of spoons is currently under the hammer. It seems as if the bidders are discussing amongst themselves. How many spoons was it again? Are they worth that much to me? Those who have found an item wait with it until the auctioneer - a severe looking man in round nickel glasses who sits at the table with a hammer and a sheet of paper in his hand - calls it out whilst it is held aloft by the uniformed man beside him. The attention to detail in the realistically rendered scene reveals to the viewer new and minute details at every glance: From the partially loose roof shingles covered with moss and algae, to the full clothesline outside the door of house number 5, and the improvised cloakroom against the wall of the stable holding the hats and coats of the auctioneer and his assistants.
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