Lot 394
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An Austrian gilt and painted wood figure of St. Joseph and the Christ Child, by Johann Meinrad Guggenbichler (1649-1723), circa 1700-1715
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- 23 1/2 in.; 59.7 cm.
Provenance
Edward R. Lubin, New York
Condition
Standard surface abrasions small chips and losses throughout. Areas of refreshed paint, particularly flesh areas. Restoration to child's proper left arm. Reattachment of child's toes. Restored cracks to saint's wrist. Some wood fill to underside for consolidation.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Guggenbichler was the celebrated pupil of Thomas Swanthaler and worked with him on commissions for the Benedictine monasteries in Salzburg and Krems. The faces of the figures, the voluminous drapery organized in long, parallel folds punctuated by small ripples and the leg thrust outward can be seen in a number of this master's works, including a group of the Return of the Holy Family from Egypt, circa 1690, in the Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge (Harding, op. cit., p. 106).
RELATED LITERATURE
H. Decker, Meinrad Guggenbichler, Vienna, 1949
A. Harding, German Wood Sculpture in New England Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Boston, 19꧟72, p. 62, fig. 106