JEAN-GASPARD HEILMANN
JEAN-GASPARD HEILMANN
(Mulhouse/Soultz circa 1718–1760 Paris)The cook.Oil on canvas.45.7 × 35.4 cm.
Lot 6027 - ibid160 Old Master Paintings - online only
Provenance:
- Probably Johann Martin Usteri collection (1738–1790), Zurich.
- Auction Piguet, Geneva, 24 May 2023, lot 4507 (as English School, 19th century).
- Swiss private collection.
Literature:
- Probably Jean-George Wille: 'Jean-Caspard Heilmann', in: Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweiz, ed. Johann Caspar Füssli, Vol. III, Zurich 1770, p. 59.
- Probably Ernest Meininger: Les anciens artistes-peintres et décorateurs mulhousiens, Paris 1908, p. 59.
- Probably Johann Georg Wille: 'Brief Nr. 71, datiert 4.4.1759', in: Briefwechsel, ed. Elisabeth Décultot, Michel Espagne and Michael Werner, Vol. 44, Tübingen 1999, pp. 198–99.
- Johann Georg Wille: 'Brief Nr. 77, datiert 30.10.1759', in: ibid., p. 212.
- Probably Johann Georg Wille: 'Brief Nr. 80, datiert 15.1.1760', in: ibid., p. 216.
- Probably Johann Georg Wille: Journal, 1759–1768, Vol. 1, p. 12.
This painting is characteristic of the work of Jean-Gaspard Heilmann and can be dated to 1759, in the late phase of the artist's career. Jean-George Wille (1715–1808), a close friend of Heilmann and author of the artist's biography published in the work edited by Johann Caspar Füssli (1706–1782), records the works held in the collections of his friends between 1765 and 1770.
In his work, he probably mentions this specific piece as well as a pendant that was in the collection of Johann Martin Usteri (1738–1790). This painting was mentioned several times in correspondence between Wille and Usteri.
We thank Dr Julie Pouillaude for her scholarly assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Oil on canvas, lined. Paint surface with a network of craquelure and scattered retouched paint losses. Slight stretcher marks and minimal colour abrasion along the margins.
Under UV light areas of retouching visible on the figure and in the background. Varnish fluoresces unevenly greenish.
Overall in good condition.
Frame: 60.4 × 50.6 cm.
Condition reports are made by us after a thorough examination and to the best of our knowledge and belief. However, we are not professional restorers, so condition reports reflect only our personal assessment.
The objects are auctioned in the condition they are in at the time of the auction. We cannot guarantee the condition reports we prepare.
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JEAN-GASPARD HEILMANN
(Mulhouse/Soultz circa 1718–1760 Paris)The cook.Oil on canvas.45.7 × 35.4 cm.
Lot 6027 - ibid160 Old Master Paintings - online only
Provenance:
- Probably Johann Martin Usteri collection (1738–1790), Zurich.
- Auction Piguet, Geneva, 24 May 2023, lot 4507 (as English School, 19th century).
- Swiss private collection.
Literature:
- Probably Jean-George Wille: 'Jean-Caspard Heilmann', in: Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweiz, ed. Johann Caspar Füssli, Vol. III, Zurich 1770, p. 59.
- Probably Ernest Meininger: Les anciens artistes-peintres et décorateurs mulhousiens, Paris 1908, p. 59.
- Probably Johann Georg Wille: 'Brief Nr. 71, datiert 4.4.1759', in: Briefwechsel, ed. Elisabeth Décultot, Michel Espagne and Michael Werner, Vol. 44, Tübingen 1999, pp. 198–99.
- Johann Georg Wille: 'Brief Nr. 77, datiert 30.10.1759', in: ibid., p. 212.
- Probably Johann Georg Wille: 'Brief Nr. 80, datiert 15.1.1760', in: ibid., p. 216.
- Probably Johann Georg Wille: Journal, 1759–1768, Vol. 1, p. 12.
This painting is characteristic of the work of Jean-Gaspard Heilmann and can be dated to 1759, in the late phase of the artist's career. Jean-George Wille (1715–1808), a close friend of Heilmann and author of the artist's biography published in the work edited by Johann Caspar Füssli (1706–1782), records the works held in the collections of his friends between 1765 and 1770.
In his work, he probably mentions this specific piece as well as a pendant that was in the collection of Johann Martin Usteri (1738–1790). This painting was mentioned several times in correspondence between Wille and Usteri.
We thank Dr Julie Pouillaude for her scholarly assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Oil on canvas, lined. Paint surface with a network of craquelure and scattered retouched paint losses. Slight stretcher marks and minimal colour abrasion along the margins.
Under UV light areas of retouching visible on the figure and in the background. Varnish fluoresces unevenly greenish.
Overall in good condition.
Frame: 60.4 × 50.6 cm.
Condition reports are made by us after a thorough examination and to the best of our knowledge and belief. However, we are not professional restorers, so condition reports reflect only our personal assessment.
The objects are auctioned in the condition they are in at the time of the auction. We cannot guarantee the condition reports we prepare.
Sale price
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Time, Location
Auction House
