19th Century Art

Specialists

Main Focus

In this department we seek and present works that express the modernity and vitality of the fascinating 19th century.

In the early decade our focus is on the art of Romanticism, especially Dresden and the North German countries. In addition, we focus on the freshness and immediacy of oil studies. We contrast them with the individual, often symbolist expressions of the fin-de-siècle whose modernity is hardly surprising.

With the selected artworks, we invite you to an exciting journey of discovery through the art worlds on the way to Modernism, to sharpen the view and bring exceptional art creations into the here and now.

Auction and Consignments

Our next auction will take place in May 2024. We appraise your art – confidentially, non-binding, and free of charge. Please send us a reproduction of the artwork by either post or email, including details such as the medium, date, and size (unframed). You may also use the estimate request form. Please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone – we are always at your disposal.

Selected Highlights

from our Summer Auctions on 30 May 2024

Lot 100 – 19th Century Art

Caspar David Friedrich

Landscape with thatched roof huts in a forest. Circa 1798. Oil on pinewood. 27.5 × 37.9 cm. EUR 150,000–200,000

Lot 64 – The Rudolf Zwirner Collection

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon

“L’Enlèvement de Psyché”. Circa 1808. Black chalk over pencil, washed grey and heightened with opaque white, on heavy paper. 53.6 × 44.3 cm. EUR 200,000 – 300,000

Lot 101 – 19th Century Art

Caspar David Friedrich

“Weg zwischen Laubbäumen mit Staffage”. 1800. Etching on paper. 8.9 × 12.8 cm. EUR 15,000–20,000

Lot 77 – The Rudolf Zwirner Collection

Victor Hugo

Carnet Guernesey. 1856. Ink, gouache and opaque white in black on paper, laid down on paper. 24.4 × 38.2 cm. EUR 100,000 – 150,000

Lot 102 – 19th Century Art

Caspar David Friedrich

“Ruine des Klosters Altzella in Nossen bei Dresden, 20. September 1800”. 1800. Pencil on wove paper (watermark: J[osef] S[iegfried] 1796). 20.7 × 23.7 cm. EUR 120,000–150,000

Lot 103 – 19th Century Art

Caspar David Friedrich

“Feuer in einer Kirchenruine”. Circa 1800/01. Pencil and sepia ink on paper. 50 × 72 cm. EUR 200,000–300,000

Lot 105 – 19th Century Art

Georg Friedrich Kersting

Caspar David Friedrich on the rock (“Ausblick aufs Meer”). Friendship portrait and early realisation of a programmatic pictorial idea by Caspar David Friedrich. Circa 1809/10. Pencil, washed with grey watercolours, on wove paper and mounted on light cardboard. 30.2 × 22.2 cm. EUR 150,000–200,000

Lot 106 – 19th Century Art

Caspar David Friedrich

“Blick über den Wolfsgraben”. 1813. Pencil on paper. 11.7 × 18 cm. EUR 50,000–70,000

Lot 108 – 19th Century Art

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein

A leopard and a leopardess with two cubs at the entrance to a cave. Circa 1810/20. Black chalk, brown washed and watercolour, on paper. 32 × 40.7 cm. EUR 20,000–30,000